仪 meaning and stroke order
Instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
How to write 仪, stroke by stroke
5 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 仪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- apparatus
- rites
- appearance
- present
- ceremony
How 仪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character.
义 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 仪
仪 is a person 亻 next to 义 (yì), which gives the sound. Picture a person standing properly at a ceremony, showing good bearing and correct manners.
仪 rarely appears alone. It shows up in words about ceremonies and manners, like 仪式 (yíshì) and 礼仪 (lǐyí), and in names of devices, like 仪器 (yíqì) and 扫描仪 (sǎomiáoyí). Example: 毕业仪式明天举行。(Bìyè yíshì míngtiān jǔxíng.) The graduation ceremony is held tomorrow.
Common mistake: Learners often read 仪 as yì because its sound part 义 is yì, but 仪 is second tone, yí. Also do not confuse it with 议 (yì, to discuss), which has the speech radical 讠 instead of the person radical 亻.
Common words with 仪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
仪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 仪
How many strokes are in 仪?
仪 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 仪 mean?
仪 (yí) means instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites. A common word with it is 仪式 (yíshì), meaning "ceremony".
How do you pronounce 仪?
仪 is pronounced yí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 仪?
The radical of 仪 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 仪 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 仪?
The traditional form of 仪 is 儀. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 仪 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 仪 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 仪 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 仪 mean both ceremony and instrument?
The dictionary lists both senses: rites and appearance on one side, apparatus on the other. In modern Chinese the device meaning mostly lives in compounds like 仪器 (yíqì) and 扫描仪 (sǎomiáoyí), while the ceremony meaning appears in 仪式 (yíshì) and 礼仪 (lǐyí).
What does 心仪 mean and how is it used?
心仪 (xīnyí) means to admire or to have a liking for someone or something. It is common in phrases like 心仪的大学 (xīnyí de dàxué), the university you have your heart set on.