Chinese symbol for “reminisce”
叙旧
xù jiù
Traditional: 敘舊
to reminisce; to talk about former times
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reminisce is 叙旧 (xù jiù), defined as: to reminisce; to talk about former times.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “reminisce”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追 | zhuī | to chase; to pursue |
| 怀念 (懷念) | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of |
| 话旧 (話舊) | huà jiù | to reminisce |
| 怀古 (懷古) | huái gǔ | to recall the past; to cherish the memory of past events |
| 追怀 (追懷) | zhuī huái | to recall; to bring to mind |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 叙旧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叙述 (敘述) | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about |
| 叙事 (敘事) | xù shì | to narrate; to recount; narrative |
| 记叙 (記敘) | jì xù | to narrate; narrative |
| 叙事诗 (敘事詩) | xù shì shī | narrative poem |
| 记叙文 (記敘文) | jì xù wén | narrative writing; written narration |
| 依旧 (依舊) | yī jiù | as before; still; to remain the same |
| 仍旧 (仍舊) | réng jiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same) |
| 旧址 (舊址) | jiù zhǐ | former site; old location |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reminisce”.
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.