惦记 (diànjì) · to keep thinking about

惦记 (diànjì) means “to keep thinking about; to worry about”. It is written with 2 characters: 惦 (to think of) + 记 (to remember). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 惦记 is built

The characters

惦 diàn · to think of

What 惦 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
店diàn — shop
- 广guǎng — broad
  - 丶 — dot
  - 厂chǎng — cliff
- 占zhàn — to divine
  - ⺊ — structural part
  - 口kǒu — mouth

记 jì · to remember

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)

Example sentences

妈妈一直惦记着在外地的儿子。Māma yìzhí diànjì zhe zài wàidì de érzi.Mom keeps thinking about her son who lives far away.

别惦记我，我在这里很好。Bié diànjì wǒ, wǒ zài zhèlǐ hěn hǎo.Don't worry about me, I'm doing fine here.

Questions about 惦记

What does 惦记 mean?

惦记 (diànjì) means “to keep thinking about; to worry about”.

How do you pronounce 惦记?

惦记 is pronounced diànjì.

Which HSK level is 惦记?

惦记 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 惦记 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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