毅 yì decisive
decisive; firm; resolute
怎么记住“毅”: 立 stand + 𧰨 pig + 殳 weapon = decisive. The farm girl stands in the gate as the angry pig charges, and raising her stick like a weapon, she stays decisive.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
毅 = 豙 angry pig + 殳 weapon
- 豙 angry pig sound
- 立 stand
- 𧰨 pig
- 殳 weapon meaning
The farm girl stands in the gate as the angry pig charges, and raising her stick like a weapon, she stays decisive.
How it came to be
The weapon gives the meaning and the angry pig gives the sound.
用法
- Firm and resolute: 毅力 (yìlì) willpower/perseverance, 坚毅 (jiānyì) steadfast.
- 毅然 (yìrán) is an adverb: resolutely, without hesitation: 毅然辞职 (yìrán cízhí) to quit resolutely. Positive, admiring tone.