CHINESE CHARACTER

忆 (yì): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yì

to remember, to reflect upon; memory

HSK 44 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

忄

Primary radical

忄 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 忆.

乙

Phonetic component

乙 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 4

Write 忆 in 4 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 忆

回忆huíyì

HSK 4 · to recall; memories

记忆jìyì

HSK 5 · to remember; to recall; memory

回忆录huíyìlù

HSK 7-9 · memoir

记忆犹新jìyì-yóuxīn

HSK 7-9 · to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)

Examples using 忆

回忆

感谢那些回忆。

Gǎn xiè nà xiē huí yì。

Thanks for the memories.

记忆

汤姆记忆力好。

Tāng mǔ jì yì lì hǎo。

Tom has a good memory.

记忆犹新

我仍然记忆犹新。

Wǒ réng rán jì yì yóu xīn。

It is still fresh in my memory.

FAQ

What does 忆 (yì) mean in Chinese?

to remember, to reflect upon; memory

How do you write 忆 in stroke order?

忆 has 4 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 忆?

忄 is the radical in 忆. It is the heart side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 忆?

回忆 (huíyì): to recall; memories; 记忆 (jìyì): to remember; to recall; memory; 回忆录 (huíyìlù): memoir.