Memory phrase for the character: 义

义

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Meaning

justice, righteousness, meaning

Pronunciation

 yì

Explanation

 Top: accent, emphasis 丶, bottom: a cross 乂 (Here: Understand the emphasis 丶 as head of a person 人 with raised arms 乂)

Mnemonic
 
From the emphasized head of that person with raised arms comes: justice.

Radicals

丶 dotIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
义 justiceSimplified from 義 and now seen as a person with raised arms 乂 and an emphasized head 丶, that has much justice in it.
乂 cross
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 Vocabulary

帝国主义 dì guó zhǔ yì  imperialism
封建主义 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì  feudalism
马克思主义 mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì  Marxism
马列主义 Mǎ Liè zhǔ yì  Marxism-Leninism
霸权主义 bà quán zhǔ yì  hegemony
改良主义 gǎi liáng zhǔ yì  reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)
含义 hán yì  meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint; connotation
含义 hán yì  
侠义 xiá yì  chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
犹太复国主义 yóu tài fù guó zhǔ yì  Zionism
浪漫主义 làng màn zhǔ yì  romanticism
浪漫主义 làng màn zhǔ yì  

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