仪 yí instrument
instrument; apparatus; ceremony
怎么记住“仪”: 亻 person + 义 right conduct = instrument. At the border, the one person known for right conduct refuses a bribe and still opens the crate stamped "instrument".
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
仪 = 亻 person + 义 right conduct
- 亻 person meaning
- 义 right conduct sound
At the border, the one person known for right conduct refuses a bribe and still opens the crate stamped "instrument".
How it came to be
The person gives the meaning and the right part the sound: first a rule to follow.
用法
- Two senses: an instrument/apparatus and a ceremony/bearing: 仪器 (yíqì) scientific instrument; 仪式 (yíshì) ceremony/ritual.
- Also personal bearing/appearance: 仪表 (yíbiǎo) demeanor, 礼仪 (lǐyí) etiquette. Common in formal and technical contexts.