儀
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yí · instrument, apparatus

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 儀

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Example sentences

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Nà shì yí gè shí fēn chuán tǒng de yí shì.那是一個十分傳統的儀式。

It was a very traditional ceremony.

Source: Tatoeba #1269913 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fán chái jì tiān shì yì zhǒng gǔ lǎo de yí shì.燔柴祭天是一種古老的儀式。

The Heavenly Timber Immolation is a kind of ancient ritual.

Source: Tatoeba #5833698 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wéi le zhè cì de cè shì, wǒ tè dì mǎi le diàn yā cè shì yí.為了這次的測試,我特地買了電壓測試儀。

For this test, I bought a voltage tester.

Source: Tatoeba #928920 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dì lǐ kè shàng, lǎo shī xiàng tóng xué mén zhǎn shì le dì qiú yí.地理課上,老師向同學們展示了地球儀。

In geography class, the teacher showed a globe to the students.

Source: Tatoeba #10184286 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ, nǐ néng jiào mǎ lí yòng sǎo miáo yí má?湯姆,你能教瑪麗用掃描儀嗎?

Tom, would you show Mary how to use the scanner?

Source: Tatoeba #10534902 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè tóu yǐng yí zěn mó le? shén mó dōu fàng bù chū lái.這個投影儀怎麼了?什麼都放不出來。

What's wrong with this projector? It won't display anything.

Source: Tatoeba #9149202 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 儀 in context

  1. Say yí, then recall the core meaning: instrument, apparatus.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 儀 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.