resolute

Components
豙 sound component

  Sound component

  

殳 meaning component

  Meaning component

shū

  

weapon or tool

tool

Evolution

毅 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
毅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
毅 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
毅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

resolute, decisive, firm, persist; firm and resolute; staunch

Most common words with 毅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

毅力

perseverance

毅然

firmly

坚毅

firm and persistent

staunch

陈毅

Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972