记(jì)

HSK 15 strokesTrad. 記

to record

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Character information

Pinyin
jì
Meaning
to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
記

Origin & structure

Where 记 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰讠己

A private 己 note 讠; 己 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

讠yán己jǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 記: A private 己 note 言; 己 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 记 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 记

Common words using 记 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wàng忘jì记
HSK 1

to forget

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rì日jì记
HSK 4

diary

Open 日记 page →
zhuàn传jì记
HSK 7-9

biography; CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]

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diàn惦jì记
HSK 7-9

to think of

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shū书jì记
HSK 7-9

secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)

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jiè借jì记

to debit

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cè侧jì记

(journalism) supplementary report; sidelight

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jiè借jì记kǎ卡

debit card

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