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纪念

jì niàn

HSK 3 · word 1561 of 3,000

Meaning

• to commemorate; to honor the memory of
• memento; keepsake; souvenir

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Characters in 纪念

• 纪 jì record, annals; era; discipline
• 念 niàn to read

纪 to chronicle plus 念, to think of. Holding in mind by chronicling, hence to commemorate.

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