笔记
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
笔记 (bǐjì) · notes
笔记 (bǐjì) means “notes; to take notes”. It is written with 2 characters: 笔 (pen) + 记 (to remember). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 笔记 is built
The characters
笔 bǐ · pen
What 笔 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 毛máo — hair
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乇tuō — to depend on
Origin hint: A bamboo rod ⺮ tipped with hair 毛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
上课的时候我记笔记。Shàngkè de shíhou wǒ jì bǐjì.I take notes in class.
我能看看你的笔记吗？Wǒ néng kànkan nǐ de bǐjì ma?Can I have a look at your notes?
Questions about 笔记
What does 笔记 mean?
笔记 (bǐjì) means “notes; to take notes”.
How do you pronounce 笔记?
笔记 is pronounced bǐjì.
Which HSK level is 笔记?
笔记 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 铅笔qiānbǐpencil
- 笔试bǐshìwritten exam
- 笔bǐpen
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 记住jìzhuto remember
- 忘记wàngjìto forget
- 记录jìlùto record
- 记者jìzhěreporter
- 登记dēngjìto register
Learn 笔记 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.