| 1 | 陈毅 | 陳毅 | chén yì | Chen2 Yi4 | Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972 | | |
| 2 | 毅然 | 毅然 | yì rán | yi4 ran2 | firmly; resolutely; without hesitation | | |
| 3 | 毅力 | 毅力 | yì lì | yi4 li4 | perseverance; willpower | | |
| 4 | 沉毅果敢 | 沉毅果敢 | chén yì guǒ gǎn | chen2 yi4 guo3 gan3 | very courageous and resolute (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 范志毅 | 范志毅 | fàn zhì yì | Fan4 Zhi4 yi4 | Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player | | |
| 6 | 方毅 | 方毅 | fāng yì | Fang1 Yi4 | Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik | | |
| 7 | 刚毅 | 剛毅 | gāng yì | gang1 yi4 | resolute; steadfast; stalwart | | |
| 8 | 刚毅木讷 | 剛毅木訥 | gāng yì mù nè | gang1 yi4 mu4 ne4 | resolute and taciturn (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 坚毅 | 堅毅 | jiān yì | jian1 yi4 | firm and persistent; unswerving determination; firm and persistent; unswerving determination | | |
| 10 | 刘毅 | 劉毅 | liú yì | Liu2 Yi4 | Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晋 (317-420) | | |
| 11 | 柳毅传 | 柳毅傳 | liǔ yì zhuàn | Liu3 Yi4 zhuan4 | story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威 , popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties | | |
| 12 | 荣毅仁 | 榮毅仁 | róng yì rén | Rong2 Yi4 ren2 | Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors | | |
| 13 | 王毅 | 王毅 | wáng yì | wang2 yi4 | Wang Yi | | |
| 14 | 毅 | 毅 | yì | yi4 | firm and resolute; staunch | | |
| 15 | 毅然决然 | 毅然決然 | yì rán jué rán | yi4 ran2 jue2 ran2 | without hesitation; resolutely; firmly | | |
| 16 | 有毅力 | 有毅力 | yǒu yì lì | you3 yi4 li4 | persevering; unwavering | | |