念 — Chinese character
念
niàn
to think of, to recall; to study
- Pinyin
- niàn
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 今 心
- Formation
- ideographic — To keep the present 今 in mind 心
- Japanese
- 念 as a kanji
Common words with 念
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept; idea |
| 纪念 (紀念) | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir |
| 观念 (觀念) | guān niàn | notion; thought |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea; concept |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith; belief |
| 想念 | xiǎng niàn | to miss; to remember with longing |
| 怀念 (懷念) | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of |
| 纪念碑 (紀念碑) | jì niàn bēi | monument |
| 念头 (念頭) | niàn tou | thought; idea; intention |
| 纪念日 (紀念日) | jì niàn rì | day of commemoration; memorial day |
| 思念 | sī niàn | to think of; to long for |
| 纪念馆 (紀念館) | jì niàn guǎn | memorial museum; memorial hall |
English words written with 念
念 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.