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Chinese symbol for “memories”

回忆
huí yì
Traditional: 回憶
to recall; memories; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for memories is 回忆 (huí yì), defined as: to recall; memories; 个 (gè).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

回 huí
to return, to turn around; a time
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes
忆 yì
to remember, to reflect upon; memory
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 回忆.

WordPinyinMeaning
回来 (回來)huí laito return; to come back
回到huí dàoto return to
回家huí jiāto return home
回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
回应 (回應)huí yìngto respond; response
回去huí quto return; to go back
记忆 (記憶)jì yìto remember; to recall; memory
回忆录 (回憶錄)huí yì lùmemoir

See also: Japanese symbol for “memories”.

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.