记

記
jì
#306 most
frequent character
remember
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

记 combines 讠 speech with 己 jǐ, which supplies the sound. Speech gives the first sense, putting something down in writing. From 'record' the meaning grew to 'remember' and 'note'.

Drawn as: speech

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Example Sentences

我记得你的名字。
wǒ jìde nǐde míngzì 。
I remember your name.
你要记住这个电话号码。
nǐyào jìzhù zhègè diànhuà hàomǎ 。
You need to remember this phone number.
老师让我记这个词。
lǎoshī ràng wǒ jì zhègè cí 。
The teacher asked me to remember this word.

Words with similar meanings

铭记míngjì
to remember deeply
This term implies a more profound and lasting remembrance.
牢记láojì
to firmly remember
This term conveys a sense of strong emphasis on remembering something.

Words Starting With 记

记得jì de
to remember
记者jì zhě
reporter; journalist
记录jì lù
record
记忆jì yì
memories; remember; memory
记性jì xing
memory; recall

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