Zi:義
義(S义) [yì] justice (正義); just/proper/right; meaning (意義 yìyì); doctrine/theory, -ism (主義); (HDZ:) 适宜; … [yí] 儀: 仪式, … [xī] (台名) 義/羲臺
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HDZ: 義 : yí : 儀 (礼节, 仪式; 容貌, 风度; 准则, 法度) • yì : 适宜; 正当, 正派; 善, 好; 利益, 功用; 品德的根本, 伦理的原则; 平, 公正; 公益性的, 为某种公益事业而举办的 (义卖, 义演); 死节, 殉难; 克制退让; 行为超出常人的, 有正义感的 (义人, 义士, 义侠, 义姑, 义夫, 义妇); (古) 禽畜之贤者 (义犬, 义鸟, 义鹰, 义鹘); 名义上的, 假的; 搀杂做成的; 意义, 意思; 文体的一种; 議: 议论; 俄 (é): 奸邪; 峨 (é): 高大特立; (助词) 用语句首; (简称) 意大利; (姓) • xī : (莊子) (台名) 義/羲臺
(Explanation from the entry for the simple form 义:) The simple-form character 义 yì ‘justice’ (3 strokes) is an abbrev. of the full-form character 義 (13 strokes), keeping the first stroke 丶 (centered), but replacing the remaining 12 strokes with 乂 (2 strokes), which is an old character 乂(刈) yì ‘mow/govern’ (phonosemantic).
Note: Today mainly 义/義 yì ‘just/proper/right’ (正义 ‘justice’), 意义 yìyì ‘meaning’, 主义 ‘doctrine/theory, -ism’ (共产主义, 资本主义, 帝国主义).
Note: The old primary meaning of 义/義 is taken to be that of modern 仪/儀() yí ‘etiquette/manners; ceremony’ (仪式 yíshì); note the tonal difference, old 義 yí, vs. new 義 yì; but the extended meanings of old 義 yí ‘moral standard’ blend into those of 義 yì ‘appropriate’.
The Shuōwén Seal form of 義() yí ‘impressive/dignified personal etiquette/manners; ceremony; moral standard’ combines 𦍌/羊() yáng ‘goat/sheep’ (as in 善), and 我() wǒ ‘I/we’ (phonosemantic): a proper sense of self (restraint/denial) is the source of an impressive/dignified conduct/manner; formerly also wr. 羛(), later wr. 儀(), cf. 仪.
Note: Usage of the component 羊 here relates to the meanings ‘good (tasty, gentle, auspicious, respectful)’ evident in other compound characters (such as 善, 养/養, 美, 茍, 详/詳, cf. 祥); the component 我 here indicates that a proper sense of self is the source of an impressive/dignified manner (威儀出於己).
Compare: 议/議() yì ‘discuss’; 宜(宐) yí (as in 适宜 shìyí ‘suitable’).
GFC: 义 : yì : (名) 公正的、有利于社会大众的道理 (大义灭亲, 义不容辞, 正义, 道义); (形容) 符合正义或大众利益的 (义战, 义师, 义演); (名) 意思, 意义 (词义, 同义词, 歧义, 定义); …
►references: Karlgren:GSR2r; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:5.3133.2; Mathews:3002; Guǎngyùn:348.01; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:952.32; EDOC:1
►components: 𦍌羊我⺷
►Cantonese: yih-
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