备忘录 (bèiwànglù) · memo

备忘录 (bèiwànglù) means “memo; memorandum; notebook”. It is written with 3 characters: 备 (to prepare) + 忘 (to forget) + 录 (to record). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 备忘录 is built

The characters

备 bèi · to prepare

What 备 is made of

夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: To go 夂 to the farm 田 to prepare for a harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

忘 wàng · to forget

What 忘 is made of

亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
  - 丶 — dot
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
心xīn — heart

Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 亡 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

录 lù · to record

What 录 is made of

彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook

Origin hint: A brush used to record stories (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我把这件事写在了备忘录里。Wǒ bǎ zhè jiàn shì xiě zài le bèiwànglù lǐ.I wrote this down in my memo.

手机里的备忘录很方便。Shǒujī lǐ de bèiwànglù hěn fāngbiàn.The notes app on my phone is very handy.

Questions about 备忘录

What does 备忘录 mean?

备忘录 (bèiwànglù) means “memo; memorandum; notebook”.

How do you pronounce 备忘录?

备忘录 is pronounced bèiwànglù.

Which HSK level is 备忘录?

备忘录 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 备忘录 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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