忆yì
to remember, to reflect upon; memory. 4 strokes, radical 忄, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 忆
Strokes 1–3 write 忄, then stroke 4 write 乙.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 忆 · the stroke-order rules
What 忆 is made of
忄 (xīn, heart) and 乙 (yǐ, second).
忄 carries the meaning — heart — and 乙 carries the sound.
Words that use 忆
| 回忆 | to recall; memory 指对过去经历的回想 火柴的微光唤起他童年的回忆。The flickering match light stirred up memories of his childhood. Lesson 435, 生趣盎然 · 温故知新与智汇前沿 · Wisdom of Heritage & Frontiers of Innovation |
| 记忆 | memory 指大脑中储存的过往信息 技术要点化作他深刻的职业记忆。The key techniques became a vivid professional memory for him. Lesson 437, 博采传承 · 温故知新与智汇前沿 · Wisdom of Heritage & Frontiers of Innovation |
Characters that share the sound part 乙
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 忄
All 61 of them, and what the radical means, on the 心 radical page.