惦 diàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 店 shop, store
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惦记
diànjì
to keep thinking about; to worry about; to miss
Characters in this word
记 jì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 己 self, oneself
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 母亲嘴上说不在意，其实一直惦记着孩子在异国的生活。 Mǔqīn zuǐshàng shuō bú zàiyì, qíshí yìzhí diànjì zhe háizi zài yìguó de shēnghuó. The mother said she did not mind, but in fact she kept thinking about her child's life in a foreign country.
- 出差在外，他总惦记着家里的小狗。 Chūchāi zài wài, tā zǒng diànjì zhe jiālǐ de xiǎogǒu. On business trips, he is always thinking about the puppy at home.
- 奶奶一直惦记你，让你有空给她打个电话。 Nǎinai yìzhí diànjì nǐ, ràng nǐ yǒu kòng gěi tā dǎ ge diànhuà. Grandma keeps thinking about you and wants you to call her when you have time.