旨

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imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A spoon 匕 aimed for the mouth 日

Components 匕日

purpose · Heisig RSH #463

spoon + sun

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
太乙金华宗旨	Tài yǐ Jīn huá Zōng zhǐ	The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th ce…
言近旨远	yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn	simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
主旨演讲	zhǔ zhǐ yǎn jiǎng	keynote speech
主旨	zhǔ zhǐ	gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
意旨	yì zhǐ	intent; intention; will
旨意	zhǐ yì	decree; order; will; intent
传旨	chuán zhǐ	issue a decree
圣旨	shèng zhǐ	imperial edict
旨在	zhǐ zài	to have as its purpose; to be intended to; to aim to (do sth)
要旨	yào zhǐ	the gist (of a text or argument); the main points
宗旨	zōng zhǐ	objective; aim; goal
题旨	tí zhǐ	subject of literary work
降旨	jiàng zhǐ	to issue an imperial edict
奉旨	fèng zhǐ	on imperial orders
旨趣	zhǐ qù	(literary) purport; objective; intent
宏旨	hóng zhǐ	gist; main idea
遵旨	zūn zhǐ	to obey the Emperor's decree; at your Imperial majesty's command
诏旨	zhào zhǐ	imperial edict
谕旨	yù zhǐ	imperial edict
弘旨	hóng zhǐ	variant of 宏旨[hong2 zhi3]

These characters use 旨 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
旨 sound part	zhǐ	aim, intention, purpose, will
脂	zhī	fat, grease, lard, oil
酯	zhǐ	ester
稽	jī	to examine, to investigate
鮨	qí	sushi; seasoned rice mixed with fish