Chinese symbol for “recollect”
忆
yì
Traditional: 憶
to recollect; to remember; memory
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recollect is 忆 (yì), defined as: to recollect; to remember; memory.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “recollect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追忆 (追憶) | zhuī yì | to recollect; to recall (past times) |
| 追念 | zhuī niàn | to recollect |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | to recall; to recollect |
| 记起 (記起) | jì qǐ | to recall; to recollect |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 忆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 记忆 (記憶) | jì yì | to remember; to recall; memory |
| 回忆 (回憶) | huí yì | to recall; memories |
| 回忆录 (回憶錄) | huí yì lù | memoir |
| 记忆力 (記憶力) | jì yì lì | faculty of memory; ability to remember |
| 失忆 (失憶) | shī yì | to lose one's memory |
| 追忆 (追憶) | zhuī yì | to recollect; to recall (past times) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recollect”.
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.