(yí) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

to doubt, to question, to suspect 14 strokes · Radical (roll) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 疑 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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疑 — 14 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 3 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left spoon
right arrow
part roll

Radical

The radical of is — meaning roll. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. An old man walking 疋 while holding 匕 a cane 矢.

HSK 4 Words Containing 疑

怀 huáiyí to suspect; to doubt
我怀疑这件事不是真的。
Wǒ huáiyí zhè jiàn shì búshì zhēn de.
I suspect this is not true.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 11 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

怀精神有积极作用。
From Mock Exam 11 →

FAQ

What does 疑 mean in Chinese?

疑 (yí) means to doubt, to question, to suspect. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 疑 have?

疑 is written in 14 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 疑?

The radical of 疑 is 疋 (roll).

What is the pinyin for 疑?

疑 is pronounced yí.

What HSK 4 words use 疑?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 疑 appears in 1 word, including 怀疑 (huáiyí). See the full list above.

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