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意 — idea; thought; meaning

idea; thought; meaning; sense

Pinyin
yì
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 意: 13 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

意 — 13 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 意 in the HSK syllabus: 63

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 不好意思bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassingHSK 2
  2. 没意思méi yìsiboring; of no interestHSK 2
  3. 意思yìsiidea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; funHSK 2
  4. 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; meaningful; enjoyable; funHSK 2
  5. 满意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased; to one's satisfactionHSK 3
  6. 同意tóngyìto agree; to consent; to approveHSK 3
  7. 愿意yuànyìto wish; to want; ready; willingHSK 3
  8. 注意zhùyìto take note of; to pay attention toHSK 3
  9. 得意déyìproud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacentHSK 4
  10. 故意gùyìdeliberately; on purposeHSK 4
  11. 生意shēngyibusinessHSK 4
  12. 意见yìjiànidea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaintHSK 4
  13. 主意zhǔyiplan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]HSK 4
  14. 随意suíyìas one wishes; according to one's wishes; at willHSK 5
  15. 意识yìshíconsciousness; awareness; to be aware of; to realizeHSK 5
  16. 意外yìwàiunexpected; accident; mishapHSK 5
  17. 意味着yìwèizheto signify; to mean; to implyHSK 5
  18. 意义yìyìsense; meaning; significance; importanceHSK 5
  19. 创意chuàngyìcreative; creativityHSK 6
  20. 特意tèyìspecially; intentionallyHSK 6
  21. 在意zàiyìto care about; to mindHSK 6
  22. 本意běnyìoriginal idea; real intention; etymonHSK 7–9
  23. 不经意bù jīngyìnot paying attention; carelessly; by accidentHSK 7–9
  24. 称心如意chènxīn-rúyìafter one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wishHSK 7–9
  25. 诚意chéngyìsincerity; good faithHSK 7–9
  26. 出人意料chūrényìliàounexpected; surprisingHSK 7–9
  27. 粗心大意cūxīn-dàyìnegligent; careless; inadvertentHSK 7–9
  28. 大意dàyigeneral idea; main ideaHSK 7–9
  29. 大意dàyìgeneral idea; main ideaHSK 7–9
  30. 得意扬扬déyì-yángyáng—HSK 7–9
  31. 恶意èyìmalice; evil intentionHSK 7–9
  32. 过意不去guò yì bú qùto feel very apologeticHSK 7–9
  33. 好意hǎoyìgood intention; kindnessHSK 7–9
  34. 会意huìyìcombined ideogramHSK 7–9
  35. 介意jièyìto care about; to take offense; to mindHSK 7–9
  36. 敬意jìngyìrespect; esteem; high regardHSK 7–9
  37. 刻意kèyìintentionally; deliberately; purposelyHSK 7–9
  38. 乐意lèyìto be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sthHSK 7–9
  39. 留意liúyìto be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note ofHSK 7–9
  40. 民意mínyìpublic opinion; popular will; public willHSK 7–9

And 23 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.