Translingual
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Stroke order
Han character
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义 (Kangxi radical 3, 丶 +2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 戈大 (IK ) or 難戈大 (XIK ), composition ⿶乂 丶 )
Derived characters
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仪 , 𭇀 , 𭒻 , 𡵌 , 𤜥 , 𭩚 , 肞 ( 肞 ) , 𥐟 , 𮋬 , 舣 , 蚁 , 议 , 𰹵 , 𨟳 , 𩉠 , 𱉌 , 𩑐 , 𰆕 , 𢣊 , 𢭒 , 𦛥 , 𥆶
References
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Kangxi Dictionary: not present , would follow page 82 , character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 124
Dae Jaweon: page 165, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 42, character 10
Unihan data for U+4E49
Glyph origin
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Derived from 乂 .
Originally 乂 was borrowed because of homophony and being mostly displaced by (刈 ). Later, to avoid confusion a stroke was added on top of 乂 to distinguish correctly. Now a homophonic character; compare 舊 → 旧
Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
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For pronunciation and definitions of 义 – see 叉 (“fork ; to use a fork; to pick up with a fork; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 叉 ).
Japanese
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