仪 yí — ceremony · English

仪

yí

ceremony

At a glance · 仪

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「仪」繁体「儀」从人義声，小篆从人義声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「仪」本义为容止仪表，引申礼仪、仪式、法度。

Structure

从人、義(yí)声，形声字，人表义类，義表音，本为仪容、礼。简作仪。

At a glance

Pinyinyí

Radical亻

Strokes5

UnicodeU+4EEA

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English ceremony ceremony, rites gifts; admire

Français apparence / rite Apparence, rite. «入奉母仪» : le modèle (de la mère).

Español apariencia / rito Apariencia, rito. «入奉母仪»: el modelo (de la madre).

العربية هيئة / طقس هيئة، طقس. «入奉母仪»: المثال (للأم).

Русский облик / обряд Облик, обряд. «入奉母仪»: пример (матери).

Common words

仪式yí shìceremony
仪表yí biǎoappearance

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