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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 念 U+5FF5 |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 念 Alternate form |
| Radical: | 心+ 4 strokes = 8 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.444#29 Kangxi: p.378#21 Cihai: p.524r5c03 GSR: 670.a Hanyu: v4,p2274#04 |
| Composition: | Top: 今, bottom: 心. Compositionally related: 念 忴 . Component of: 谂 𭃮 𪞤 𪫶 㑫 𢈸 𩠈 念 𫱁 埝 惗 捻 淰 捻 䧔 𡹓 𭝌 𤦬 𮞤 𫾿 [More] |
| Mandarin: | niàn ㄋㄧㄢˋ |
| Cantonese: | nim6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *nèm |
| Shuowen: | 《心部》念：常思也。从心今声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·去声·㮇·念》念：思也，又姓西魏太傅念贤。奴店切，二。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·心部·四》念：《唐韵》奴店切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》奴玷切，𠀤音𦁇。《尔雅·释诂》思也。《疏》常思也。《释名》念，黏也。意相亲爱，心黏著不能忘也。《书·大禹谟》念兹在兹。又《小尔雅》无念，念也。《诗·大雅》无念尔祖。又姓。西魏太守念贤。又《转注古音》叶人九切，音狃。《书·洪范》汝则念之。叶下咎受。《六书精蕴》人当念所当念者，故从今。《正譌》俗作念，非。念字原字今下作丅。 |
| Fanqie: | 奴店 (《广韵·去声·㮇·念》) |
| Unihan definition: | think of, recall, study |
Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 子曰：“伯夷、叔齐不念旧恶，怨是用希。” |
| The Master said, "Bo Yi and Shu Qi did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind, and hence the resentments directed towards them were few." | |
| 《礼记·檀弓上》: | 使人辞于狐突曰：“申生有罪，不念伯氏之言也，以至于死，申生不敢爱其死。” |
| (At the same time) he sent a man to take leave (for him) of Hu Tu, with the message, 'I was wrong in not thinking (more) of your words, my old friend, and that neglect is occasioning my death. Though I do not presume to grudge dying.' | |
| 《孝经·开宗明义》: | 《大雅》云：‘无念尔祖，聿修厥德。’ |
| It is said in the Major Odes of the Kingdom: Ever think of your ancestor, Cultivating your virtue. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 忠以卫上，君念其赏。 |
| If you show loyalty by protecting those above, the ruler's thoughts will be on rewards. | |
| 《论衡·率性》: | 夫刃、火，非人性之所贪也，二主激率，念不顾生。 |
| Human nature is not particularly fond of swords and fire, but the two rulers had such a power over their men, that they did not care for their lives. | |
| 《庄子·盗跖》: | 此六子者，无异于磔犬、流豕、操瓢而乞者，皆离名轻死，不念本养寿命者也。 |
| (The deaths of) these four men were not different from those of the dog that is torn in pieces, the pig that is borne away by a current, or the beggar (drowned in a ditch) with his alms-gourd in his hand. They were all caught as in a net by their (desire for) fame, not caring to nourish their life to its end, as they were bound to do. | |
| 《史记·夏本纪》: | 苗顽不即功，帝其念哉。 |
| But the Miao tribes were obstinate, and refused to do their work. Think of this, your Majesty. | |
| 《荀子·赋》: | 其小歌曰：念彼远方，何其塞矣，仁人绌约，暴人衍矣。 |
| 《说苑·杂言》: | 故学者非为通也，为穷而不困也，忧而不衰也，此知祸福之始而心不惑也，圣人之深念独知独见。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 今全无悼远之志，反思念取事，是《春秋》之所甚疾也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷六》: | 《诗》曰：“靡有旅力，以念穹苍。” |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 孔子曰：“不克不忌，不念旧恶，盖伯夷、叔齐之行也。” |
| 《白虎通德论·蓍龟》: | 先尽人事，念而不能得，思而不能知，然后问于蓍龟。 |
| 《新书·春秋》: | 王曰：“我食寒葅而得蛭，念谴之而不行其罪乎，是法废而威不立也。” |
| 《新序·杂事四》: | 王曰：“我食寒葅而得蛭，念谴之而不行其罪乎？” |
| 《中论·法象》: | 故《书》曰：“惟圣罔念作狂。” |
| 《孔子家语·弟子行》: | 孔子曰：“不克不忌，不念旧怨，盖伯夷叔齐之行也。” |
| 《潜夫论·爱日》: | 《诗》云：“莫肯念乱，谁无父母！” |
| 《风俗通义·六国》: | 赵之先与秦同祖，其裔孙曰造父，于周穆王，为御骅骝、騄耳之乘，西谒西王母，东灭徐偃王，日驰千里，帝念其功，赐以赵城，因以为姓。 |
| 《孔丛子·广训》: | 无念，念也。 |
| 《申鉴·杂言下》: | 存张骞于西极，念苏武于朔垂，而知怀闾室者之足鄙也。 |
| 《素书·遵义章》: | 念旧而弃新功者凶。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·青衣赋》: | 思尔念尔，惄焉且饥。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 自吾之事夫子友若人也，三年之后，心不敢念是非，口不敢言利害，始得夫子一眄而已。 |
| 《文子·微明》: | 与民同欲则和，与民同守则固，与民同念者知，得民力者富，得民誉者显，行有召寇，言有致祸，无先人言，后人已。 |
| 《列仙传·子主》: | 且念汝家，当有暴死女子三人。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 当念道无为以解释。 |
| 《韩非子·六反》: | 故明主之治国也，适其时事以致财物，论其税赋以均贫富，厚其爵禄以尽贤能，重其刑罚以禁奸邪，使民以力得富，以事致贵，以过受罪，以功致赏而不念慈惠之赐，此帝王之政也。 |
| 《管子·桓公问》: | 齐桓公问管子曰：“吾念有而勿失，得而勿忘，为之有道乎？” |
| 《六韬·文启》: | 文王曰：“公言乃恊予怀，夙夜念之不忘，以用为常。” |
| 《淮南子·说山训》: | 念虑者不得卧，止念虑，则有为其所止矣，两者俱忘，则至德纯矣。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·谨听》: | 周箴曰：“夫自念斯，学德未暮。” |
| 《春秋左传》: | 郑厉公自栎侵郑，及大陵，获傅瑕，傅瑕曰，苟舍我，吾请纳君，与之盟而赦之，六月，甲子，傅瑕杀郑子，及其二子，而纳厉公，初，内蛇与外蛇斗于郑南门中，内蛇死，六年而厉公入，公闻之，问于申繻曰，犹有妖乎，对曰，人之所忌，其气焰以取之，妖由人兴也，人无衅焉，妖不自作，人弃常，则妖兴，故有妖，厉公入，遂杀傅瑕，使谓原繁曰，傅瑕贰，周有常刑，既伏其罪矣，纳我而无二心者，吾皆许之，上大夫之事，吾愿与伯父图之，且寡人出，伯父无里言，入，又不念寡人，寡人憾焉，对曰，先君桓公，命我先人，典司宗祏，社稷有主，而外其心，其何贰如之，苟主社稷，国内之民，其谁不为臣，臣无二心，天之制也，子仪在位，十四年矣，而谋召君者，庸非二乎，庄公之子，犹有八人，若皆以官爵行赂劝贰，而可以济事，君其若之何，臣闻命矣，乃缢而死。 |
| 《逸周书·祭公解》: | 三公，汝念哉！ |
| 《国语·吴语》: | 今大夫老，而又不自安恬逸，而处以念恶，出则罪吾众，挠乱百度，以妖孽吴国。 |
| 《晏子春秋》: | 今者妾观其出，志念深矣，常有以自下者。 |
| 《吴越春秋》: | 十一年，越王深念永思，惟欲伐吴，乃请计研问曰：“吾欲伐吴，恐不能破，早欲兴师，惟问于子。” |
| 《越绝书·计倪内经》: | 念楼船之苦，涕泣不可止。 |
| 《战国策》: | 武灵王平昼间居，肥义侍坐，曰：“王虑世者之变，权甲兵之用，念简、襄之迹，计胡、狄之利乎？” |
| 《盐铁论·刺复》: | 是以夙夜思念国家之用，寝而忘寐，饥而忘食，计数不离于前，万事简阅于心。 |
| 《列女传·齐相御妻》: | 今者吾从门间观其志气，恂恂自下，思念深矣。 |
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