Chinese symbol for “recall”
想起
xiǎng qǐ
to recall; to think of; to call to mind
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recall is 想起 (xiǎng qǐ), defined as: to recall; to think of; to call to mind.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “recall”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回忆 (回憶) | huí yì | to recall; memories |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | to recall; to recollect |
| 撤回 | chè huí | to recall; to revoke |
| 召回 | zhào huí | to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) |
| 记忆 (記憶) | jì yì | to remember; to recall; memory |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 想起.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 想要 | xiǎng yào | to want to; to feel like |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought; thinking |
| 不想 | bù xiǎng | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of; to call to mind |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) |
| 梦想 (夢想) | mèng xiǎng | (fig.) to dream of; dream |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recall”.
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