仪容 (yí róng) — appearance (especially in formal or professional contexts); demeanor, bearing

Definition

Formal word for one's professional or public 'appearance and bearing' (grooming, neatness, posture) — used in workplace, military, and service contexts, not everyday casual talk.

noun
appearance (especially in formal or professional contexts)demeanorbearing
Easily confused

Examples

  • 仪容。
    Miàn shì guān hěn kàn zhòng qiú zhí zhě de yí róng.
    Interviewers pay great attention to a candidate's appearance.
  • 仪容。
    Chéng wù yuán yào shí kè bǎo chí zhěng jié de yí róng.
    Flight attendants must maintain a neat appearance at all times.
  • 仪容。
    Yí gè jūn de yí róng fǎn yìng chū zhè ge tuán duì de jīng shén miàn mào.
    The bearing of a military unit reflects the team's morale.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

仪yímanner
容róngappearance

仪 and 容 both refer to outward manner and look, together giving appearance or demeanor.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 儀; 仪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì儀yí
Same sound today

In the traditional form 儀, the left part 亻 shows a person, and the right part 義 supplies the sound. This description is about 儀, not the simplified 仪.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng容róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

Open 容 →

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