HSK 1 · Feelings & thoughts

记住

jì zhù

to remember; to memorize

Stroke order of 记住

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

记 · 5 strokes 住 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

记 is words 讠 for yourself 己; 住 is a person 亻 who stays 主 put, so it sticks.

Parts: 记 remember + 住 stay/fixed

The characters in 记住

记 jì — to remember; to note down (5 strokes)
住 zhù — to live (somewhere) (7 strokes)

Example sentence

你要记住这个词。

You need to remember this word.

Words with 记

记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 忘记to forget 笔记notes 笔记本notebook; laptop 记者reporter 记录to record; record

Words with 住

住to live (somewhere)住院to be in hospital 住房housing 站住to stop; halt 抓住to catch hold of

More words: Feelings & thoughts

爱to love 喜欢to like 想to want; to think; to miss 觉得to think; to feel 高兴happy; glad 生气angry; to get angry 笑to laugh; to smile 知道to know 记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 忘to forget 忘记to forget

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