TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
儀
儀 ＝ 亻 ＋ 義
ㄧˊ · yí
noun — bearing, decorum; a rite; an instrument
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person, how one carries oneself
Tyì → yí — tone shifted off the donor
A person (亻) and 義, what is right and fitting — 義 carries the sound yì, tipped to yí, and the fitting conduct it names runs into the meaning: how one rightly carries and presents oneself. From bearing: 儀表 bearing, 禮儀 etiquette, 儀式 a rite, and 儀器 a measuring instrument — the thing that sets a standard.
意 · Meanings
(本義)儀表、威儀— bearing, decorum常用
→禮儀、儀式— etiquette; a rite, a ceremony常用
⇒儀器— an instrument, an apparatus
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension