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
纪念碑
jìniànbēi
monument; memorial
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Example phrases
- 那座纪念碑并不以宏大的造型取胜，而是凭借铭文中克制的叙述打动人心。 Nà zuò jìniànbēi bìng bù yǐ hóngdà de zàoxíng qǔshèng, ér shì píngjiè míngwén zhōng kèzhì de xùshù dǎdòng rénxīn. That monument does not impress through grand design, but moves people through the restrained wording of its inscription.
- 公园中央立着一座白色的纪念碑，旁边总有人献花。 Gōngyuán zhōngyāng lì zhe yí zuò báisè de jìniànbēi, pángbiān zǒng yǒu rén xiàn huā. A white monument stands in the middle of the park, and people are always laying flowers beside it.
- 我们在纪念碑前合了影，然后沿着河边散步。 Wǒmen zài jìniànbēi qián hé le yǐng, ránhòu yánzhe hébiān sànbù. We took a group photo in front of the monument and then strolled along the river.
Related words
- 纪录 jìlù record
- 纪念 jìniàn to remember and honor
- 年纪 niánjì age
- 世纪 shìjì century
- 纪律 jìlǜ discipline
- 纪实 jìshí documentary; factual record; to record factually
- 纪要 jìyào minutes; written summary of a meeting
- 概念 gàiniàn concept
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 念 niàn to read aloud
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone