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纪念

jìniàn

to remember and honor

A person honoring a portrait
Memory picture

Characters in this word

纪 jì

Strokes
6
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 纪

念 niàn

Strokes
8
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
今 modern, current 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我们纪念老师。 Wǒmen jìniàn lǎoshī. We remember and honor our teacher.
  • 今天纪念母亲。 Jīntiān jìniàn mǔqīn. Today we remember mother.
  • 这是纪念日。 Zhè shì jìniànrì. This is a memorial day.

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