意

yì

thought, idea, opinion; think

How to write 意, stroke by stroke

Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利); idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate

Pictophonetic: semantic 心 (heart), phonetic 音

Made of 音 + 心

意思yì siidea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
愿意yuàn yìto wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
同意tóng yìto agree; to consent; to approve
主意zhǔ yiplan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
生意shēng yìlife force; vitality
生意shēng yibusiness
意味着yì wèi zheto signify; to mean; to imply
意外yì wàiunexpected; accident; mishap
意义yì yìsense; meaning; significance; importance
不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
意识yì shíconsciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize

真是个好主意！
zhēn shì gè hǎo zhǔ yì ！
That's a good idea!
我不懂你什么意思。
wǒ bù dǒng nǐ shén me yì sī 。
I don't know what you mean.
你一定要注意他的建议。
nǐ yí dìng yào zhù yì tā de jiàn yì 。
You must pay attention to his advice.
你愿意和我跳舞吗？
nǐ yuàn yì hé wǒ tiào wǔ ma ？
Would you like to dance with me?
沉默就意味着同意。
chén mò jiù yì wèi zhe tóng yì 。
Silence gives consent.