Chinese symbol for “forgetful”
健忘
jiàn wàng
forgetful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forgetful is 健忘 (jiàn wàng), defined as: forgetful.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “forgetful”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 健忘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust; sound |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection; health care |
| 健身 | jiàn shēn | to exercise; to keep fit |
| 稳健 (穩健) | wěn jiàn | firm; stable and steady |
| 健身房 | jiàn shēn fáng | gym; fitness club |
| 忘记 (忘記) | wàng jì | to forget |
| 遗忘 (遺忘) | yí wàng | to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore |
See also: Japanese symbol for “forgetful”.
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.