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惦

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to think of; to remember; to miss

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
心 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
惦
Common rank
#4,404
Unicode
U+60E6

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Formation & memory

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How 惦 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “mind” + 店 sound ( diàn )

Components 忄 店

Words with 惦

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
惦记 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about
惦念 diàn niàn to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 店 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
店 sound part diàn shop, store; inn, hotel
掂 diān to heft, to weigh; to hold in the palm
踮 diǎn to tip-toe