思念
Old HSK 6
思念 (sīniàn) · to miss
思念 (sīniàn) means “to miss; to long for”. It is written with 2 characters: 思 (to think) + 念 (to read aloud). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 思念 is built
The characters
思 sī · to think
What 思 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
念 niàn · to read aloud
What 念 is made of
- 今jīn — modern
- 人rén — person
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: To keep the present 今 in mind 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她很思念远方的家人。Tā hěn sīniàn yuǎnfāng de jiārén.She misses her family far away.
在国外时，我常常思念家乡。Zài guówài shí, wǒ chángcháng sīniàn jiāxiāng.When abroad, I often longed for home.
Questions about 思念
What does 思念 mean?
思念 (sīniàn) means “to miss; to long for”.
How do you pronounce 思念?
思念 is pronounced sīniàn.
Which HSK level is 思念?
思念 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 思考sīkǎoto think
- 不可思议bùkěsīyìunbelievable
- 沉思chénsīto ponder
- 反思fǎnsīto reflect on
- 构思gòusīto plan out
- 思索sīsuǒto think deeply
Learn 思念 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 171: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.