niàn

to read; to study (a subject); to read aloud

HSK 5 #477

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 477th character
Radical ⼼ (61.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 1177

Definitions

念 niàn
  1. 1. to read
  2. 2. to study (a subject)
  3. 3. to read aloud
  4. 4. to attend (a school)
  5. 5. to miss (sb)
  6. 6. idea
  7. 7. remembrance
  8. 8. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿niàn, 20)

Stroke order

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Words containing 念

Word Meaning
evil thought; evil desire; wicked idea
to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
desire
to recite incantations; to chant a magic spell
to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
memorial badge; souvenir badge
ill-considered action; momentary slip; false step
every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
to cherish old friendships; to remember old friends
to recite; to read out
commemorative postage stamp
variant of jì niàn
trophy
to mutter to oneself; to mumble
to remember with emotion; to recall fondly
conceptualization
to think fondly of
to care for; to worry about
sudden idea; flash of insight
sudden idea; flash of insight
superordinate concept
forgive and forget; not hold past wrongs
forgive past wrongs; not hold old grudges
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