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

friendship; appropriate, suitable 10 strokes · Radical (words) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 谊 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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谊 — 10 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left words
right fitting

Radical

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

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. Fitting 宜 speech 讠; 宜 also provides the pronunciation.

HSK 4 Words Containing 谊

yǒuyì friendship
我们的友谊地久天长。
Wǒmen de yǒuyì dìjiǔtiāncháng.
Our friendship will last forever.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 20 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

另外,人们还可以通过聊天儿获得友
From Mock Exam 13 →
”很多时候,在比赛中输赢不是最重要的,增进友才是主要目的。
From Mock Exam 14 →
怎样理解“友第一,比赛第二”?
From Mock Exam 14 →

Tasks Featuring 谊 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 友谊

FAQ

What does 谊 mean in Chinese?

谊 (yì) means friendship; appropriate, suitable. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 谊 have?

谊 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 谊?

The radical of 谊 is 讠 (words). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 误, 计, 许, 谈, 讨.

What is the pinyin for 谊?

谊 is pronounced yì.

What HSK 4 words use 谊?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 谊 appears in 1 word, including 友谊 (yǒuyì). See the full list above.

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