Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "忆", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "忆", and master the standard way of writing the character "忆".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 忆
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "忆" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
忆
yì
1. Recall, to miss.
Example: 回~ (to recall), 追~ (to miss), ~苦思甜 (to deeply think of sweet memories).
2. Remember, to keep in memory.
Example: 记~ (to remember), 记~犹新 (to remember clearly).
本义: 思念,回想
Original meaning: To miss, to recall.
造字法: 形声。从心,意声。
Character formation: Phono-semantic compound, composed of the heart radical and a phonetic component.
1. 同本义 ([En.]: recall)
- Example: 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》: 問女何所忆。 (Asks the girl what she recalls.)
- Example: 庾信《奉和永丰殿下言志》: 还思建邺水, 终忆 武昌鱼。 (Still thinking of Jianye water, ultimately recalling Wuchang fish.)
2. 留在记忆中; 记住 ([En.]: remember)
- Example: 《梁书》: 读书数行并下,过目皆忆。 (Reading a few lines, all can be remembered.)
- Example: 清· 林觉民《与妻书》: 汝忆否。 (Do you remember?)
3. 回忆 ([En.]: think of)
- Example: 唐· 白居易《忆江南》: 能不忆江南。 (Can one not think of Jiangnan?)