缅 miǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 面 face
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缅怀
miǎnhuái
to cherish the memory of; to commemorate
Characters in this word
怀 huái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 纪念馆通过幸存者口述资料，缅怀那些在战争中失去生命的普通人。 Jìniànguǎn tōngguò xìngcúnzhě kǒushù zīliào, miǎnhuái nàxiē zài zhànzhēng zhōng shīqù shēngmìng de pǔtōngrén. Through survivors' oral accounts, the memorial museum commemorates the ordinary people who lost their lives in the war.
- 清明节，一家人来到墓前缅怀去世的爷爷。 Qīngmíngjié, yì jiārén lái dào mù qián miǎnhuái qùshì de yéye. On Qingming, the whole family came to the grave to remember Grandpa, who had passed away.
- 毕业二十年后，同学们聚在一起缅怀逝去的老师。 Bìyè èrshí nián hòu, tóngxuémen jù zài yìqǐ miǎnhuái shìqù de lǎoshī. Twenty years after graduating, the classmates gathered to remember their late teacher.
Related words
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 怀疑 huáiyí to doubt; to suspect
- 关怀 guānhuái to care for
- 怀 huái chest, bosom; to hold in mind
- 怀孕 huáiyùn to be pregnant
- 怀抱 huáibào to cherish; hold in one's arms; embrace
- 怀旧 huáijiù nostalgia; to be nostalgic
- 满怀 mǎnhuái to be filled with; full of
- 情怀 qínghuái sentiment; feelings; emotional attachment
- 胸怀 xiōnghuái to harbour; breadth of mind; vision
- 祈祷 qídǎo to pray
- 祭祀 jìsì to offer sacrifices; sacrificial rites