毅
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yì · decisive, firm, resolute

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 毅

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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See how 毅 is constructed

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

殳Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Example sentences

Notice where 毅 sits in each complete thought.

Jiù xiàng nǐ men zhī dào de nà yàng, yì lì shì chéng gōng de guān jiàn.就像你们知道的那样,毅力是成功的关键。

Perseverance, as you know, is the key to success.

Source: Tatoeba #334734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xué hǎo yì mén wài yǔ xū yào jiān rèn bù bá de yì lì.学好一门外语需要坚韧不拔的毅力。

Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.

Source: Tatoeba #1736070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xìn xīn 、 yì lì 、 yǒng qì sān zhě jù bèi, zé tiān xià méi yǒu zuò bù chéng de shì.信心、毅力、勇氣三者具備,則天下沒有做不成的事。

If confidence, determination and courage are together in one place, there is nothing that cannot be done.

Source: Tatoeba #838368 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 毅 in context

  1. Say yì, then recall the core meaning: decisive, firm, resolute.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 毅力 (yì lì), meaning “perseverance”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 毅 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.