yì rán 
		firmly
resolutely
without hesitation
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiān yì 
		firm and persistent
unswerving determination
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gāng yì 
		resolute
steadfast
stalwart
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			Chén yì 
		Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yì 
		firm and resolute
staunch
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Liú Yì 
		Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316)
Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Fàn Zhì yì 
		Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Fāng Yì 
		Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Róng Yì rén 
		Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Liǔ Yì zhuàn 
		story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gāng yì mù nè 
		resolute and taciturn (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yì rán jué rán 
		without hesitation
resolutely
firmly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Chén Yì 
		Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972