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CHINESE CHARACTER

niàn

念

念

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read

Numbered pinyin
nian4
English meanings
study, read, attend school, think_of, read aloud, think of, miss

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 今; bottom 心.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱今心

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他niànshū念书。

    He studies.

  2. 02

    niàn念yī一biàn遍kèwén课文。

    Read the text aloud.

  3. 03

    xīnli心里niàn念zhe着。

    Keep in mind.

  4. 04

    xiǎngniàn想念péngyou朋友。

    Miss a friend.

  5. 05

    tā他niàn念xiǎoxué小学。

    He's in primary school.

  6. 06

    niànniànbùwàng念念不忘。

    Never forget.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 信念
  • 念书
  • 念头
  • 念念不忘
  • 怀念
  • 思念
  • 悬念
  • 悼念
  • 想念
  • 挂念
  • 概念
  • 理念
  • 留念
  • 纪念
  • 纪念日
  • 纪念碑
  • 纪念馆
  • 观念