| 毅 | yì | firm and resolute; staunch |
| 陈毅 | 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 |
| 毅然 | yì rán | firmly; resolutely; without hesitation |
| 毅力 | yì lì | perseverance; willpower |
| 刚毅 | gāng yì | resolute; steadfast; stalwart |
| 坚毅 | jiān yì | firm and persistent; unswerving determination |
| 刚毅木讷 | gāng yì mù nè | stalwart and plain spoken (idiom); unwavering and prudent |
| 刘毅 | Liú Yì | Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晋 (265-316); Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 东晋 (317-420) |
| 方毅 | Fāng Yì | Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik |
| 有毅力 | yǒu yì lì | persevering; unwavering |
| 柳毅传 | Liǔ Yì zhuàn | story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties |
| 荣毅仁 | Róng Yì rén | Rong Yiren |
| 范志毅 | Fàn Zhì yì | Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player |
