忆

yì

yìspelled as i · 4th tone — spelling rules

to recollect · to remember

Radical: 忄 Strokes: 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒悔悟慎

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Character Decomposition

忆=忄+乙

Etymology

heart

Meanings

to recollect

to remember

memory

yì

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Words with 忆 61 total

to recollect · to recall (past times) · to look back追忆zhuī yì to recall · memories · CL: gè回忆huí yì to lose one's memory失忆shī yì

Idioms with 忆 3 total Chain

to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)记忆犹新jì yì yóu xīn to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)忆苦思甜yì kǔ sī tián