念
idea
念 is composed of 今(now) and 心(heart). 今 originally meant closing the mouth or holding something in the mouth, conveying the idea of keeping speech or words held in the mouth without uttering them. The ancients believed that the heart governs thinking and emotions; thus 念 refers to thoughts or ideas that are kept hidden in the heart yet not spoken aloud.
Vocabulary of 念
- 念頭 (idea)
- 懷念 (reminisce)
- 悼念 (grieve)
Classification
Related Characters:
4心
heart6忖guess6忙
busy7志ambition7忘
forget7忌fear7忍
endure8怖
terror8念idea8怕fear8性
nature8忽
neglect8怔startled8怡harmony8怙father8怯cowardly9恰
just9恃rely9恢recover9怒anger9怨
complain9急rapid9恪respectful9恨hate9思think9恆permanent10恥shame10悖
perverse10悅pleased10息breath10悄quiet10恩favor10悔regret10悍
valiant10恭respectful10悟apprehend11悤hurried11悉detailed11悴
sad11恿urge11惘perplexed11惕fearful11惦
think12悲sadness12惶
frightened12悳virtue12惻sorrow12惱angry12慌panic12愎perverse13愁
sad13愛love13愴sad13想want13慎careful13感sense13愧ashamed13愷joyful13意thought14愿
honest14慳stingy14慣habit14慟
grief14慕admire14態condition15慫incite15憎detest15憤anger15憂worry15慮consider15憔haggard15憬
awaken15憚dread16憾regret16懂
understand16憶memory17懦timid17懞stupid18懵stupid19懷bosom