Chinese symbol for “remembrance”
念
niàn
to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud
The closest CC-CEDICT match for remembrance is 念 (niàn), defined as: to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (顿 (dùn)); to miss (sb).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 念.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept; idea |
| 纪念 (紀念) | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir |
| 观念 (觀念) | guān niàn | notion; thought |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea; concept |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith; belief |
| 想念 | xiǎng niàn | to miss; to remember with longing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “remembrance”.
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.