疑

疑 · yí

doubt, question, suspect

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

doubt, question, suspect

Mandarin
yí
Cantonese
ji4

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese

Readings recorded for 疑 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.

Japanese 日本語

Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.

On’yomi · katakana

ギキゴチゴキギョウギツギョク

Kun’yomi · hiragana

うたがううたがいうたがうらくはうたがわしい

Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property

ギ キ ゴチ ゴキ ギョウ ギツ ギョク うたがう うたがい うたがうらくは うたがわしい

Korean 한국어

Hanja readings · Hangul

의

Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.

Reading sources explained
의
KS X 1001 (0) · Educational Hanja (E)
Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kHangul ↗ · provisional property

의:0E

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Not recorded for this exact character in this dataset. This does not mean the language has no reading.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7591
Radical
疋 · 103
Strokes
14 · Unihan
Residual
9

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

14 strokes
疑
Strokes
14
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

14 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰𠤕⿱龴疋(GHTJKPV)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 疑

Character connections

1 catalogue records include this shape in their first retained IDS. Graphical containment does not imply shared etymology.

Component roles · attributed

  • 矢 sound component · CJKVI analysis
    Source analysis · 矢聲

    Line 13739 · ⿰⿱匕矢⿱子止 · 矢聲 · source reference 5250150
    # 【字通】象形

Source analyses, kept separate from modern IDS. CJKVI labels are not individually verified historical conclusions. Evidence & limits ↗

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History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant property is retained for this record.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
ngi · 語其 反切 · #189

Guangyun-based transcriptions · PHONO-ML · CC BY 4.0. These describe historical reading categories, not modern word pronunciation.

Source row & reading categories

CSV line 1565 · ngi = 止開三平之疑

Automatically generated in the source dataset; the authors checked a subset and acknowledge possible errors. All source readings are retained separately. Notation & method ↗

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
yí
kCantonese
ji4
kDefinition
doubt, question, suspect
kTotalStrokes
14
kRSUnicode
103.9
kGradeLevel
3
kTGH
2013:3136

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
yí,níng 42751.040
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

Find examples using 疑 ↗

The attributed sentence collection is still small; this spelling has no retained example yet.

Study this character

Structure & connections

0.10
71dictionary records using 疑3forms using this shape4attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𠤕 beside (龴 above 疋) · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿰𠤕⿱龴疋$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

Decompose & trace ↗Browse all 71 word records ↗Explore sound families ↗Component search ↗
Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰𠤕⿱龴疋$(GHTJKPV)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.