惦 diàn to think of
to think of; to remember; to miss
怎么记住“惦”: 忄 heart + 店 shop = to think of. Every time she passes the little shop where grandpa sold bread, Lea's heart aches and she stops to think of him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
惦 = 忄 heart + 店 shop
- 忄 heart meaning
- 店 shop sound
- 广 broad
- 占 occupy
- ⺊ fortune teller
- 口 mouth
Every time she passes the little shop where grandpa sold bread, Lea's heart aches and she stops to think of him.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the shop gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; to keep worrying about / miss someone: 惦记 (diànjì) to think of with concern; 老惦记着家里 (lǎo diànjìzhe jiālǐ) always fretting about home; 惦念 (diànniàn) to miss.
- 惦记 mixes affection and low-grade worry; you 惦记 people or unfinished matters you can't stop thinking about.