Dong Chinese dictionary

yì

consult

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 義 represents the sound.

Components

言 Meaning component

yán

speech

義 Sound component

yì

justice

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yì

consult, talk over, discuss; to comment on; to discuss; to suggest

Most common words with 議

Sources