憶
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yì · to remember, to reflect upon

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Learn every stroke in 憶

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

忄Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 憶

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Example sentences

Notice where 憶 sits in each complete thought.

Zhào piàn shǐ wǒ yì qǐ le hěn duō wǎng shì.照片使我憶起了很多往事。

The picture brought back a lot of memories.

Source: Tatoeba #358991 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de jì yì lì hěn hǎo.你的記憶力很好。

You've got a great memory.

Source: Tatoeba #3148828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dàn yuàn wǒ yǒu hǎo yì diǎn de jì yì lì.但願我有好一點的記憶力。

I wish I had a better memory.

Source: Tatoeba #893192 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shǒu gē gōu qǐ le wǒ tóng nián de huí yì.這首歌勾起了我童年的回憶。

This song reminds me of my childhood.

Source: Tatoeba #422006 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xī wàng wǒ de jì yì lì néng hǎo yì diǎn.希望我的記憶力能好一點。

I wish I had a better memory.

Source: Tatoeba #893189 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kāi shǐ zài wǒ de jì yì zhōng xiāo sàn.她開始在我的記憶中消散。

She had begun to recede in my memory.

Source: Tatoeba #5405483 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 憶 in context

  1. Say yì, then recall the core meaning: to remember, to reflect upon.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 憶 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.