儀 meaning and stroke order
Instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
How to write 儀, stroke by stroke
15 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 儀
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- apparatus
- rites
- appearance
- present
- ceremony
How 儀 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.
亻 gives the meaning and 義 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 儀
儀 combines a person 亻 with 義 (yì), which gives the sound. Picture a person standing correctly at a ceremony, showing proper bearing and form.
儀 (simplified 仪) appears mostly in compounds about ceremonies, manners, appearance, and measuring devices. Common words include 仪式 (yíshì) ceremony, 礼仪 (lǐyí) etiquette, and 仪器 (yíqì) instrument. Example: 开幕仪式很隆重。(Kāimù yíshì hěn lóngzhòng.) The opening ceremony was very grand.
Common mistake: Learners often read 儀 as yì because of its phonetic part 義 (yì), but 儀 is second tone, yí. Also do not confuse it with 議 (yì, to discuss), which has 言 on the left instead of 亻.
Common words with 儀
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 儀
How many strokes are in 儀?
儀 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 儀 mean?
儀 (yí) means instrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites. A common word with it is 仪式 (yíshì), meaning "ceremony".
How do you pronounce 儀?
儀 is pronounced yí, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 儀?
The radical of 儀 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 儀 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 儀?
儀 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 仪, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 儀 mean both ceremony and instrument?
The common idea is a proper form or standard. A ceremony follows a set form, and an instrument gives standard readings, so both fit. In modern words, 仪式 (yíshì) is ceremony and 仪器 (yíqì) is instrument.
How is 仪 used to name devices?
It often comes at the end of a word as a suffix for a measuring or technical device. Examples are 扫描仪 (sǎomiáoyí) scanner and 地球仪 (dìqiúyí) globe.