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疑

(bound form) to doubt; to suspect

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,141 U+7591

How 疑 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

An old man walking 疋 while holding 匕 a cane 矢

components: 匕 矢 疋 ? unknown part

How to remember it

doubt · Heisig RSH #2435

someone sitting on the ground + zoo + 矢 dart + chop — as a component also called: furled brow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 疑 as their sound component

These characters all use 疑 (yí) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
疑 sound component yí to doubt, to question, to suspect
凝 níng to coagulate, to congeal; to freeze
嶷 yí a mountain range in Hunan province

Words containing 疑

WordPinyinMeaning
可疑分子 kě yí fèn zǐ suspect; person under suspicion
疑心病 yí xīn bìng excessive suspiciousness; (non-clinical) paranoia
深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom); absolute certainty about sth
半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
无可置疑 wú kě zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom)
疑问代词 yí wèn dài cí interrogative pronoun (誰|谁, 什麼|什么, 哪兒|哪儿 etc)
疑病症 yí bìng zhèng hypochondriasis; hypochondria; also written 疑病[yi2 bing4]
心疑 xīn yí to suspect
疑心 yí xīn suspicion; to suspect
生疑 shēng yí to start to have doubts; to grow suspicious
无疑 wú yí undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
必死无疑 bì sǐ wú yí will die for sure; to be a goner
疑难杂症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine); hard cases
多疑 duō yí mistrustful; suspicious; paranoid
不容置疑 bù róng zhì yí unquestionable
疑义 yí yì a doubtful point
无容置疑 wú róng zhì yí cannot be doubted (idiom)
疑点 yí diǎn a doubtful point
可疑 kě yí suspicious; dubious
起疑 qǐ yí to begin to suspect; to grow suspicious