How to write 记 (jì, “to record”)
记 (jì), an HSK 2 character, means “to record”, “to note” and “to memorize”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, up from level 1 in the 2021 standard. The traditional form is 記, 10 strokes instead of 5. On its own it is an HSK 3 word; it also forms 记得 (“to remember”), 忘记 (“to forget”) and 笔记 (“to take down”). Japanese keeps the traditional 記, read ki (“scribe”).
- Pinyin
- jì
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 讠 (“speech”)
- Traditional
- 記
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
As a left-right character it splits into 讠 (“speech”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 己 (“oneself”), strokes 3–5, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → downwards → up and right
- toprightwards → downwards
- centerrightwards
- centerdown and right → upwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 记 · 5 strokes
- Traditional
- 記 · 10 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| jì fourth tone | to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark | 記 | 记得 忘记 笔记 笔记本 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 3 word
- Words with it
- 132 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 记
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 记 記 | jì | to record; to note HSK 3 |
| 记得 記得 | jìde | to remember HSK 2 |
| 忘记 忘記 | wàngjì | to forget HSK 3 |
| 笔记 筆記 | bǐjì | to take down; notes HSK 3 |
| 笔记本 筆記本 | bǐjìběn | notebook (stationery); (computing) laptop HSK 3 |
| 日记 日記 | rìjì | diary HSK 4 |
| 记者 記者 | jìzhě | reporter; journalist HSK 4 |
| 登记 登記 | dēngjì | to register (one's name) HSK 5 |
| 记忆 記憶 | jìyì | to remember; to recall HSK 5 |
| 记录 記錄 | jìlù | to record; record HSK 5 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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