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Character Decomposition
念=今+心
Etymology
To keep the present 今 in mind 心
Meanings
to read
to study (a subject)
to attend (a school)
to read aloud
to give (sb) a tongue-lashing
to miss (sb)
idea
remembrance
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 niàn)
variant of 念 niàn, to read aloud
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Words with 念 276 total
(courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)垂念chuí niànto recall fondly · to remember with emotion感念gǎn niàn(literary) pitiable · (literary) endearing · (literary) deserving of gratitude可念kě niànto pray · to say one's prayers祷念dǎo niànconcept · idea · CL: gè概念gài niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of jì niàn)记念jì niànto think fondly of眷念juàn niànto have a sentimental attachment to (a place) · to miss (one's ancestral home etc) · to be nostalgic about恋念liàn niànto read silently · to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) · to say to oneself · to contemplate inwardly默念mò niànto keep as a souvenir · to recall fondly留念liú niànto talk about often · to reminisce about · to keep repeating · to keep harping on · to discuss念叨niàn dao
Idioms with 念 18 total Chain
do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget不念旧恶bù niàn jiù èimproper idea非分之念fēi fèn zhī niànto keep in mind constantly (idiom)念念不忘niàn niàn bù wàngto mumble · to mutter to oneself念念有词niàn niàn yǒu cíextreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences · to feel deeply concerned殊深轸念shū shēn zhěn niàn
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