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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yì | yi4
English translation
to remember, to reflect upon; memory

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄意

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
记忆 jìyì to remember記憶
回忆 huíyì to recall回憶
memory
记忆力 jì yì lì faculty of memory記憶力
回忆录 huí yì lù memoir回憶錄
记忆犹新 jì yì yóu xīn to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)記憶猶新
追忆 zhuī yì to recollect追憶
林忆莲 Lín Yì lián Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer林憶蓮
忆苦思甜 yì kǔ sī tián to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)憶苦思甜
忆述 yì shù to talk (or write) about one's recollections of past events憶述
忆苦饭 yì kǔ fàn fig. poor-tasting meal憶苦飯
快速记忆法 kuài sù jì yì fǎ mnemotechnic method快速記憶法
记忆化 jì yì huà memoization (computing)記憶化

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