忆

yì

yìspelled as i · 4th tone — spelling rules

to recollect · to remember

Radical: 忄 Strokes: 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒悔悟慎

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Character Decomposition

忆=忄+乙

Etymology

heart

Meanings

to recollect

to remember

memory

yì

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Words with 忆 61 total

to recollect · to recall (past times) · to look back追忆zhuī yì to recall · memories · CL: gè回忆huí yì to lose one's memory失忆shī yì to talk (or write) about one's recollections of past events忆述yì shù to remember; to recall · memory记忆jì yì memoir回忆录huí yì lù amnesia失忆症shī yì zhèng unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships · fig. poor-tasting meal忆苦饭yì kǔ fàn Sandy Lam (1966-), Hong Kong pop singer林忆莲Lín Yì lián faculty of memory; ability to remember记忆力jì yì lì memoization (computing)记忆化jì yì huà memory card记忆卡jì yì kǎ memristor (memory transistor)记忆器jì yì qì (Sony) memory stick记忆棒jì yì bàng (Tw) (computer) memory记忆体jì yì tǐ working memory工作记忆gōng zuò jì yì to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)忆苦思甜yì kǔ sī tián muscle memory肌肉记忆jī ròu jì yì memory span记忆广度jì yì guǎng dù to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīn memory circuit记忆电路jì yì diàn lù mnemotechnic method快速记忆法kuài sù jì yì fǎ (computing) flash memory快闪记忆体kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ (computing) flash drive · thumb drive快闪记忆体盘kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán

Idioms with 忆 3 total Chain

to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīn to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)忆苦思甜yì kǔ sī tián

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