毅 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yì

resolute

Components

豙 Sound component

殳 Meaning component

shū

weapon or tool

tool

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yì

resolute, decisive, firm, persist; firm and resolute; staunch

Most common words with 毅

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	毅力	perseverance
	毅然	firmly
	坚毅	firm and persistent
	毅	staunch
	陈毅	Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[ŋ]ə[t]-s	ngj+jH	yì	bold

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 1.5217% of movies

3088th most common character in movies

1946th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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