= ji + Ø4
to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots
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How to pronounce 记

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

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记 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= ji + Ø3
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
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yán = y + an2
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
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Characters with 记 as component

记 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 记

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to remember
to record / record (written account) / note-taker / record (in sports etc) / CL:個|个[ge4]
to forget

Sentences with 记

记 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots

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