记 (jì) — to remember; to memorize; to record; to write down
Definition
A general-purpose verb covering both 'to remember/memorize' and 'to record/write down' — 记得 is the result ('do you remember?'), 背 is memorizing by recitation, 录 is audio/video recording.
verb
to rememberto memorizeto recordto write down
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Tā jì zhù le hěn duō dān cí.He memorized many words.
- 。Qǐng jì xià wǒ de míng zì.Please write down my name.
- 。Wǒ jì zhù le nǐ de diàn huà.I remembered your phone number.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 記; 记 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.
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