意
(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
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Dict coverage rank #144 U+610F
How 意 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 音 (phonetic, yīn)
How to remember it
idea · Heisig RSH #572
音 sound + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 音
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 音 (yīn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音 sound component | yīn | sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation |
| 暗 | àn | dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert |
| 谙 | ān | well-versed in, fully acquainted with |
| 黯 | àn | black; dark; sullen, dreary |
| 窨 | xūn | cellar, storeroom |
| 喑 | yīn | dumb, mute; the sobbing of an infant |
| 戠 | zhí | sword; potter's clay; to gather |
| 揞 | ǎn | to cover, to conceal; to apply medicine or make-up |
| 歆 | xīn | to like, to admire; willingly, gladly |
Words containing 意
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一心一意 | yī xīn yī yì | concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on; intently |
| 意大利人 | Yì dà lì rén | Italian person |
| 不中意 | bù zhòng yì | not to one's liking |
| 意中人 | yì zhōng rén | sweetheart; one's true love; the person of one's thoughts |
| 无意中 | wú yì zhōng | accidentally; unintentionally; unexpectedly |
| 拉生意 | lā shēng yì | to tout; to solicit customers |
| 意大利面 | yì dà lì miàn | spaghetti; pasta |
| 意大利 | Yì dà lì | Italy |
| 意大利语 | Yì dà lì yǔ | Italian (language) |
| 不意 | bù yì | unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness |
| 人意 | rén yì | people's expectations |
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea; main idea |
| 大意 | dà yi | careless |
| 意中事 | yì zhōng shì | sth that is expected or wished for |
| 出人意外 | chū rén yì wài | turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected |
| 一意 | yī yì | focus; with complete devotion; stubbornly |
| 意气风发 | yì qì fēng fā | (idiom) high-spirited; full of mettle |
| 小本生意 | xiǎo běn shēng yi | small business |
| 中意 | Zhōng Yì | Sino-Italian |
| 中意 | zhòng yì | to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking |