唸
niàn HSK3

recite

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念

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 念 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
念
念 Sound component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“唸也。从口，念聲。《詩》曰：‘民之方唸。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)