意

yì

yìspelled as i · 4th tone — spelling rules

(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense

Radical: 心 Strokes: 13

Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Most common

Same radical

心思志恶息急感悬恩总想念

Same radical

心思志恶息急感悬恩总想念怨态惠

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Character Decomposition

意=音+心

Etymology

heart

Meanings

(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense

(bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind

(bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利)

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Words with 意 924 total

proud of oneself · pleased with oneself · complacent得意dé yì malice · evil intention恶意è yì original idea · real intention · etymon本意běn yì to be satisfactory称意chèn yì paying special care · with particular attention加意jiā yì

Idioms with 意 281 total Chain

to feel embarrassed · to find it embarrassing · to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)不好意思bù hǎo yì si (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions不怀好意bù huái hǎo yì not to mind · unconcerned不以为意bù yǐ wéi yì (idiom) not worth worrying about; not worth taking to heart不足为意bù zú wéi yì lit. talent is sparse and ambition is vast (idiom) · fig. to have great ambitions but limited abilities.才疏意广cái shū yì guǎng (idiom) just passable · barely satisfactory差强人意chā qiáng rén yì