记住
HSK 1 (2021)
记住 (jìzhu) · to remember
记住 (jìzhu) means “to remember; to memorize”. It is written with 2 characters: 记 (to remember) + 住 (to live). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 记住 is built
The characters
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)
住 zhù · to live
What 住 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 主zhǔ — to own
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请记住我的电话。Qǐng jìzhu wǒ de diànhuà.Please remember my phone number.
你记住了吗？Nǐ jìzhu le ma?Have you got it memorized?
Questions about 记住
What does 记住 mean?
记住 (jìzhu) means “to remember; to memorize”.
How do you pronounce 记住?
记住 is pronounced jìzhu.
Which HSK level is 记住?
记住 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 忘记wàngjìto forget
- 笔记bǐjìnotes
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 记录jìlùto record
- 记者jìzhěreporter
- 登记dēngjìto register
- 记载jìzǎito record
- 日记rìjìdiary
- 记忆jìyìmemory
Learn 记住 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.