纪录
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
纪录 (jìlù) · record (e.g. in sports)
纪录 (jìlù) means “record (e.g. in sports)”. It is written with 2 characters: 纪 (discipline) + 录 (to record). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 纪录 is built
The characters
纪 jì · discipline
What 纪 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 己 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
- 二 — two strokes
- 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
他打破了自己的纪录。Tā dǎpò le zìjǐ de jìlù.He broke his own record.
这个纪录保持了十年。Zhège jìlù bǎochí le shí nián.This record stood for ten years.
Questions about 纪录
What does 纪录 mean?
纪录 (jìlù) means “record (e.g. in sports)”.
How do you pronounce 纪录?
纪录 is pronounced jìlù.
Which HSK level is 纪录?
纪录 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 纪念jìniànto commemorate
- 年纪niánjìage
- 世纪shìjìcentury
- 纪律jìlǜdiscipline
- 纪要jìyàosummary
- 记录jìlùto record
- 录音lùyīnto record (sound)
- 登录dēnglùto log in
- 录取lùqǔto admit (a student)
- 目录mùlùtable of contents
Learn 纪录 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.