记得
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
记得 (jìde) · to remember
记得 (jìde) means “to remember”. It is written with 2 characters: 记 (to remember) + 得 (to get). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 记得 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)
得 dé · to get
What 得 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我记得你。Wǒ jìde nǐ.I remember you.
你还记得他吗？Nǐ hái jìde tā ma?Do you still remember him?
Questions about 记得
What does 记得 mean?
记得 (jìde) means “to remember”.
How do you pronounce 记得?
记得 is pronounced jìde.
Which HSK level is 记得?
记得 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 记住jìzhuto 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 记得 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.