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惦

diàn

HSK 6 Character

What 惦 means

1. to think of
2. to remember
3. to miss

Words starting with 惦

• 惦记diàn jìto think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about
• 惦念diàn niànto constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind

Words containing 惦

• 不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jìmuch worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

Characters built on 店

These share the phonetic component 店 (diàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 掂diānto weigh in the hand; to estimate
• 踮diǎnto stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. diàn

Characters that look like 惦

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 倡chàngto initiate; to instigate; to introduce
• 循xún(bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with
• 搭dāto put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole)
• 倔juéused in 倔强
• 掂diānto weigh in the hand; to estimate
• 愠yùnindignant; feel hurt

Sounds the same

Read diàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 店inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store
• 电lightning; electricity; electric (bound form)
• 殿palace hall
• 垫pad; cushion; mat
• 奠to fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
• 淀(bound form) shallow lake (usu. in place names)
• 甸suburbs or outskirts; one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic…
• 靛indigo pigment
• 佃to rent farmland from a landlord
• 钿to inlay with gold, silver etc; ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower
• 扂door latch
• 玷blemish; disgrace; flaw in jade