仪

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apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

Components 亻义

rite · Heisig RSH #2550

人 person + 义 righteousness

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
光学仪器	guāng xué yí qì	optical instrument
德州仪器	Dé zhōu Yí qì	Texas Instruments
仪表放大器	yí biǎo fàng dà qì	instrumentation amplifier
生物剂量仪	shēng wù jì liàng yí	biological dosimeter
下线仪式	xià xiàn yí shì	product launching ceremony
地动仪	dì dòng yí	the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡\|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132; abbr. for…
水平仪	shuǐ píng yí	level (device to determine horizontal); spirit level; surveyor's level
地球仪	dì qiú yí	globe
精密仪器	jīng mì yí qì	precision instruments
行礼如仪	xíng lǐ rú yí	to perform the ritual bows; to follow the customary ceremonies
候风地动仪	hòu fēng dì dòng yí	the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡\|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132
行车记录仪	xíng chē jì lù yí	dashcam
仪器表	yí qì biǎo	gauge
易司马仪	Yì sī mǎ yí	Ismail (name); Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501…
计数率仪	jì shù lǜ yí	ratemeter
飞行记录仪	fēi xíng jì lù yí	flight recorder; black box
心仪	xīn yí	to admire
六分仪座	Liù fēn yí zuò	Sextans (constellation)
仪表盘	yí biǎo pán	dashboard; indicator panel
宗教仪式	zōng jiào yí shì	religious ceremony

Characters sharing the sound component 义 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
义 sound part	yì	right conduct, propriety; justice
议	yì	to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
蚁	yǐ	ant
舣	yǐ	to moor a boat