懂中文 Dong Chinese

儀

yí

ceremony

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 義 represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

義 sound component

義  Sound component

yì

  

justice

Evolution

儀 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
儀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
儀 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
儀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

仪 (儀) 

yí

ceremony, rites gifts; admire; apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony

Most common words with 儀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

仪式

ceremony

仪

rites

仪器

instrument

礼仪

etiquette

仪表

appearance