Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (記)
Simplified (记)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)訛 extort (trad)
Historical Evolution
記
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
記
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
記
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
記
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
記
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
記
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
記
Regular
Modern
Chinese
记 / 記 [jì]
to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
Japanese
- account; history; chronicle; annals; record (also written 紀)
- notice; note; as follows (begins a list or details, as in 記....以上)
- Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
記 き
Ki surname
記 ふみ
Fumi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (195)
记者 [jìzhě] #1,607
reporter
记得 [jìde] #265
to remember
记录 [jìlù] #707
to record
忘记 [wàngjì] #858
to forget
记住 [jìzhu] #886
to remember
记忆 [jìyì] #1,341
to remember
登记 [dēngjì] #3,034
to register (one's name)
书记 [shūji] #26,667
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
笔记本 [bǐjìběn] #4,770
notebook (stationery)
日记 [rìjì] #3,197
diary
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 記憶 [きおく] #613
memory
⭐ 記録 [きろく] #1,997
record
⭐ 記す [しるす] #2,844
to write down
⭐ 記事 [きじ] #4,163
article
⭐ 記念 [きねん] #5,515
commemoration
⭐ 日記 [にっき] #5,861
diary
⭐ 記者 [きしゃ] #6,243
reporter
⭐ 記述 [きじゅつ] #7,375
description
⭐ 記載 [きさい] #7,450
mention (in a document)
記憶力 [きおくりょく] #12,924
memory
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