firm and resolute; staunch

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)

resolute; steadfast; stalwart

firm and persistent; unswerving determination

Fang Yi (1916-1997), senior party apparatchik

firmly; resolutely; without hesitation

Wang Yi (1953-), PRC foreign minister (2013-) and state councilor (2018-)

Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972

persevering; unwavering

story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties

Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player

Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors

resolute and taciturn (idiom)

without hesitation; resolutely; firmly