Dong Chinese dictionary

yì

consult

Simplified form of 議. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 义 represents the sound.

Components

讠 Meaning component

yán

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

义 Sound component

yì

justice

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

yì

consult, talk over, discuss; to comment on; to discuss; to suggest

Most common words with 议

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