忆(yì)

HSK 54 strokesTrad. 憶

to recollect

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
to recollect; to remember; memory
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
憶

Origin & structure

Where 忆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄乙

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 乙 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn乙yǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 忆 step by step

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

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Words with 忆

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

huí回yì忆
HSK 5

to recall; memories; CL:个

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jì记yì忆
HSK 5

to remember; to recall

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huí回yì忆lù录
HSK 7-9

memoir

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jì记yì忆yóu犹xīn新
HSK 7-9

to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)

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shī失yì忆

to lose one's memory

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yì忆shù述

to talk (or write) about one's recollections of past events

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shī失yì忆zhèng症

amnesia

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yì忆kǔ苦sī思tián甜

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

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Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

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回记录犹新失述症

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