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
记性
jìxing
memory; ability to remember
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他年纪虽大，记性却出奇地好，连几十年前的航线编号都能说清。 Tā niánjì suī dà, jìxing què chūqí de hǎo, lián jǐ shí nián qián de hángxiàn biānhào dōu néng shuō qīng. Although he is old, his memory is surprisingly good; he can even state route numbers from decades ago clearly.
- 奶奶记性很好，还能叫出每个孙子的名字。 Nǎinai jìxing hěn hǎo, hái néng jiào chū měi ge sūnzi de míngzi. Grandma has a good memory and can still call out each grandchild's name.
- 我记性不好，出门总是忘记带钥匙。 Wǒ jìxing bù hǎo, chūmén zǒngshì wàngjì dài yàoshi. I have a poor memory and always forget my keys when I go out.