Chinese symbol for “commemorate”
纪念
jì niàn
Traditional: 紀念
to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
The closest CC-CEDICT match for commemorate is 纪念 (jì niàn), defined as: to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “commemorate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缅怀 (緬懷) | miǎn huái | to commemorate; to recall fondly |
| 记念 (記念) | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of (variant of 纪念 (jì niàn)) |
| 吊古 (弔古) | diào gǔ | to revisit the past; to commemorate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纪念.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世纪 (世紀) | shì jì | century |
| 纪录 (紀錄) | jì lù | variant of 记录 (jì lù); (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferr |
| 年纪 (年紀) | nián jì | age; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 个 (gè) |
| 纪录片 (紀錄片) | jì lù piàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) |
| 纪律 (紀律) | jì lǜ | discipline |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept; idea |
| 观念 (觀念) | guān niàn | notion; thought |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea; concept |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.