1. Home
  2. HSK 7
  3. Memory and Mental Images

唤起

huànqǐ

to evoke; to arouse; to awaken

A person smells a flower, a memory of a house above
Memory picture

Characters in this word

唤 huàn

Strokes
10
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 奂 numerous
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 唤

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 一张旧照片唤起了她对乡村童年的复杂记忆。 Yì zhāng jiù zhàopiàn huànqǐ le tā duì xiāngcūn tóngnián de fùzá jìyì. An old photograph evoked her complex memories of a rural childhood.
  • 这首歌唤起了我对大学生活的回忆。 Zhè shǒu gē huànqǐ le wǒ duì dàxué shēnghuó de huíyì. This song brought back my memories of university life.
  • 老师讲了一个故事,唤起了大家对读书的兴趣。 Lǎoshī jiǎng le yí ge gùshi, huànqǐ le dàjiā duì dúshū de xìngqù. The teacher told a story and aroused everyone's interest in reading.

Related words

All HSK 7 words →