record

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

己 sound component

  Sound component

  

self

Evolution

記 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
記 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
記 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
記 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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record; keep in mind, remember; to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots

Most common words with 記
Freq.
Word
Meaning

记者

reporter

记得

to remember

to record

记录

to record

忘记

to forget