念 niàn

1. niàn verb to read aloud
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '念'; Guoyu '念' v 4; NCCED '念' 1; XHZD '念' 2, p. 535)
2. niàn verb to remember; to expect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 伯夷、叔齊不念舊惡 'Bo Yi and Shu Qi did not keep the former wickednesses of men in mind.' (Lunyu 5:23) In this sense, 念 is a transitive verb with the object being the thing remembered (Guoyu '念' v 2; Kroll 2015 '念' 2).
3. niàn verb to miss
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense, is a transient verb in the sense of 怀念 (CC-CEDICT '念'; GHC '念' 2; Guoyu '念' v 1; NCCED '念' 1; XHZD '念' 1, p. 535). It is defined in Shuo Wen, 念：常思也 'Nian: to think of often.' (Shuo Wen '心部')
4. niàn verb to consider
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 思考 or 考虑 (Kroll 2015 '念' 3, p. 324; Ci Yuan '念' 1; GHC '念' 2)
5. niàn verb to recite; to chant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense, 念 means 诵 or 读诵, often but not always to recite from memory. 念 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese. Middle Chinese: nemH (Ci Yuan '念' 2; Guoyu '念' v 3; Kroll 2015 '念' 4, p. 324)
6. niàn verb to show affection for
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 爱怜 (Guoyu '念' v 7; Kroll 2015 '念' 4, p. 324)
7. niàn noun a thought; an idea
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: This sense of 念 is similar to 念头 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Ci Yuan '念' 3; Guoyu '念' n 2). For example, 念終始典于學 'The thoughts from first to last should be fixed on learning.' (Classic of Rites, Record on the Subject of Education 禮記‧學記, trans. Legge)
8. niàn number twenty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: This sense of 念 is the same as 二十 or 廿 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Ci Yuan '念' 4; GHC '念' 4; Guoyu '念' n 3; XHZD '念' 3, p. 535)
9. niàn noun memory
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: This sense of 念 is the same as 记忆 (CC-CEDICT '念'; Kroll 2015 '念' 2, p. 324)
10. niàn noun an instant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '念' n 1)
11. niàn proper noun Nian
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '念' n 3)

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• 受难纪念(受難紀念) memorial
• 亡兵纪念日(亡兵紀念日) Memorial Day (American holiday)
• 纪念(紀念) to commemorate; to remember ; memorial
• 绝对观念(絕對觀念) absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)
• 闪念(閃念) sudden idea; flash of thought
• 数珠念佛(數珠念佛) to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name
• 欲念 to desire
• 默念 o read in silence; to contemplate inwardly
• 追念 to recollect
• 念旧(念舊) to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake
• 概念 concept; idea
• 念经(念經) to chant a scripture
• 殊深轸念(殊深軫念) extreme solicitude; expressing the deepest condolences; to feel deeply concerned
• 记念品(記念品) souvenir; memorabilia
• 可念 pitiable; likable; memorable
• 淫念 lust
• 概念依存模型 conceptual dependency model
• 人工概念 artificial concept
• 纪念日(紀念日) day of commemoration; memorial day
• 纪念邮票(紀念郵票) commemorative postage stamp
• 忆念(憶念) to remember; to think of
• 疑念 doubt
• 观念(觀念) idea; notion; thought ; point of view ; perception
• 纪念册(紀念冊) a commemorative album; a commemorative book
• 牵念(牽念) to recall fondly
• 记念(記念) to commemorate; to remember ; to miss
• 念日 memorial day; commemoration day
• 释念(釋念) to be reassured; not to worry
• 碎碎念 to sound like a broken record; to prattle; to nag; to mutter
• 惦念 to constantly have on one's mind
• 怀念(懷念) to cherish the memory of; to think of
• 念头(念頭) thought; idea; intention
• 非分之念 improper idea
• 挂念(掛念) to be concerned; to miss
• 思念 to think of; to long for; to miss
• 垂念 to care and consideration for
• 结婚纪念日(結婚紀念日) wedding anniversary
• 纪念信封(紀念信封) a commemorative envelope
• 纪念会(紀念會) a memorial service
• 百念皆灰 all thoughts turned to ash
• 纪念碑(紀念碑) a plaque; a memorial; a commemorative plaque
• 念念有词(念念有詞) to mumble; to mutter to oneself
• 万念俱灰(萬念俱灰) every hope turns to dust; completely disheartened
• 念咒 to chant a magic spell; to recite incantations
• 概念验证(概念驗證) proof of concept
• 杂念(雜念) distracting thoughts

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• 第二十七回 Chapter 27 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 23
• 第十四回 Chapter 14 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 19
• 第五十七回 Chapter 57 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 18
• 第五十六回 Chapter 56 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 17
• 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 16
• 卷二十一 志第十一 樂三 Volume 21 Treatises 11: Music 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 15
• 卷八十三 列傳第四十三 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 83 Biographies 43: Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui Book of Song 宋書 — count: 15
• 第八十七回 Chapter 87 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
• 第五十八回 Chapter 58 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
• 卷二十四 Scroll 24 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 14

Collocations

• 念母 (念母) 康公念母也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧渭陽 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wei Yang — count: 8
• 深念 (深念) 哀公默然深念 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 5
• 言念 (言念) 言念君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧小戎 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Xiao Rong — count: 5
• 念诸侯 (念諸侯) 念諸侯莫可事 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《張儀列傳》 Biography of Zhang Yi — count: 5
• 念君子 (念君子) 言念君子 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧小戎 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Xiao Rong — count: 5
• 念独 (念獨) 聖人之深念獨知獨見 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十七 雜言 Chapter 17: Open Discussion — count: 4
• 帝念 (帝念) 帝念哉 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 4
• 念思 (念思) 念思非無錢以買鵠也 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十二 奉使 Chapter 12: Receiving and Implementing Orders — count: 3
• 罔念 (罔念) 王惟庸罔念聞 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲上 Shang Shu - Tai Jia I — count: 3
• 念作 (念作) 惟聖罔念作狂 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 多方 Zhou Shu - Numerous Regions — count: 3