consult

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

义 sound component

  Sound component

  

justice

Evolution

议 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
议 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
议 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
议 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
议 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

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

Most common words with 议
Freq.
Word
Meaning

建议

to propose

会议

meeting

协议

pact

不可思议

unfathomable

议员

representative