疑

yí
#697 most
frequent character
(bound form) to doubt, to suspect

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

疑 first meant 'confused, baffled'. Its old shape showed an open-mouthed person with a walking stick. Part of the character came from 牛 niú, which supplied the sound, but it later changed to 子. The sense grew to 'not understand', 'doubt', 'hesitate', 'suspect', 'as if', and 'fear'.

Drawn as: open-mouthed person with stick

疑 as a component in other characters

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