Taxonomy of meanings for 憶:　　

  • 憶 yì (OC: qɯɡ MC: ʔɨk) 於力切 入 廣韻：【念也於力切十七 】
    • ESTIMATE
      • vtoNimagine wildly, guess, jump to arbitrary conclusions about
      • nabactguesswork, guessing; subjective opinion
      • vt(oN)make guesses without proper foundation about something contextually determinate
      • viactmake an estimate; make guesses about things
    • REMEMBER
      • nabpsychmemories
      • vtoNthink of (something in the past), remember
      • vtoSrecall that, recall when
    • YEARN
      • vtoNthink fondly of

    Additional information about 憶

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    • REMEMBER

      1. The current general word for thinking about something remebered from the past is yì 憶.

      2. Huái 懷 refers to recalling something remembered with affection.

      3. Shí 識 refers to a continued awareness of something in the past.

      4. Zhì 志 is to cause the memory of something to be guarded.

      5. Qiáng zhì 強識 refers to having a good memory.

      NB: The general abstract modern notion of jìyìlì 記憶力 appears not to be present in classical Chinese.

    • YEARN

      1. The current general word for yearning for something is sī 思 (ant. wàng 忘 "forget all about").

      2. Niàn 念 is intensitive and refers to an inability to stop thinking about something.

      3. Huái 懷 is highly emotional and refers to pondering something intensely and emotionally or thinking with intense concern about somebody in one's heart.

      4. Xiǎng 想 is rare in pre-Buddhist Chinese and tends to refer to thinking of someone not only with affection but also with anticipation and hope for future contact.

      5. Yì 憶 is neutral and refers to thinking of someone with mild affection.