意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
意志
yìzhì
willpower
Characters in this word
志 zhì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他意志很强。 Tā yìzhì hěn qiáng. He has strong willpower.
- 学习需要意志。 Xuéxí xūyào yìzhì. Studying needs willpower.
- 意志不能少。 Yìzhì bù néng shǎo. Willpower cannot be missing.