记
记 (jì) means “to remember”. It is made of 讠 + 己 and has 5 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 记 into its parts
What 记 is made of
- 讠 yán — speech
- 己 jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A private 己 note 讠; 己 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
记 stroke order
Example sentences
我记不住他的名字。Wǒ jì bù zhù tā de míngzi.I can't remember his name.
请记下这个电话。Qǐng jì xià zhège diànhuà.Please write down this phone number.
Words with 记
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 记住jìzhuto remember
- 忘记wàngjìto forget
- 笔记bǐjìnotes
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 记录jìlùto record
- 记者jìzhěreporter
- 登记dēngjìto register
- 记载jìzǎito record
- 日记rìjìdiary
- 记忆jìyìmemory
- 标记biāojìmark
- 惦记diànjìto keep thinking about
- 记性jìxingmemory (ability to remember)
- 书记shūjisecretary (of a party branch)
- 传记zhuànjìbiography
Also built with 讠
- 计jìto calculate
- 订dìngto book
- 认rènto know
- 讥jīto ridicule
- 讨tǎoto haggle
- 让ràngto let
- 训xùnto teach
- 议yìto consult
- 讯xùnnews
- 讲jiǎngto speak
- 讳huìtaboo
- 讶yàamazed
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jì |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to remember; to write down |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Radical | 言 (speech, #149) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 记
What does 记 mean?
记 (jì) means “to remember; to write down”.
How many strokes does 记 have?
记 has 5 strokes.
What is the radical of 记?
The radical of 记 is 言 (yán, “speech”), Kangxi radical number 149.
What parts make up 记?
记 is made of 讠 (speech) and 己 (self).
Which HSK level is 记?
记 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 记 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.