懂中文 Dong Chinese

唸

niàn

recite

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 念 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

念 sound component

念  Sound component

niàn

  

think of, ready

Evolution

唸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

唸  

niàn

recite, read, chant

念 (唸) 

niàn

variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud

Most common words with 唸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

念

to read

想念

to miss

概念

concept

纪念

to commemorate

观念

notion