记

記

jì

verb HSK 1 #725

Meanings

1 to record
2 to remember

Characters

to record; to remember

言 (speech) + 己 (self) — words kept to oneself

Examples

你记一下我的电话号码。

Nǐ jì yíxià wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ.

Write down my phone number.

我记不住这么多字。

Wǒ jì bu zhù zhème duō zì.

I can't remember so many characters.

Tips

history

The traditional form 記 combines 言 (speech) and 己 (self) — recording one's own words.

Stroke Order

记 jì