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意旨

yì zhǐ

2-character word

What 意旨 means

1. intent
2. intention
3. will

The characters in 意旨

• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 旨zhǐimperial decree; purport; aim

Sounds the same

Read yì zhǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 意指to mean; to imply
• 抑止to supress; to restrain
• 懿旨an imperial decree

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