義
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意) 羊 + 我.
A hand, holding a spear, protecting a sheep. It's common sense that protect the weaklings is a righteous behavior.
The Japanese version [1] of this page suggests a different Etymology, that can be more accurate than this one.
[edit] Han character
義 (radical 123 羊+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿土竹手戈 (TGHQI), four-corner 80553)
[edit] References
- KangXi: page 952, character 32
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28504
- Dae Jaweon: page 1397, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3133, character 2
- Unihan data for U+7FA9
[edit] Cantonese
[edit] Hanzi
義 (Yale yi6)
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Kanji
義 (grade 5 kanji)
[edit] Readings
[edit] Compounds
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[edit] Korean
[edit] Hanja
義 (hangeul 의, revised ui, McCune-Reischauer ŭi, Yale uy)
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Hanzi
義 (simplified 义, pinyin láng (lang2), yì (yi4), Wade-Giles lang2, i4)
[edit] Min Nan
[edit] Hanzi
義 (POJ gī)
[edit] Vietnamese
[edit] Han character
Categories: Han ideogrammic compounds | Chinese words needing attention | Han characters | Cantonese definitions needed | Grade 5 kanji | Japanese kanji | Japanese definitions needed | Korean hanja | Korean definitions needed | Mandarin definitions needed | Min Nan definitions needed | Vietnamese Han tu | Vietnamese definitions needed

