惦 (diàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to keep thinking about”. It is written from 忄 (heart (left-side form)) and 店 (shop; store), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
忄 + 店
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形核验：⿰忄店，3+8=11 画（hanzi-writer-data）；声符 店 diàn 与 惦 diàn 同音同调
Memory aid
Your heart (忄) keeps drifting back to that little shop (店) — you can't stop thinking about it.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 惦念diàn niànto keep thinking about; to worry about (someone far away)惦 = diàn
- 惦记diàn jìto keep thinking about; to remember with concern惦 = diànspoken asdiàn ji
Go deeper
All readings
to keep thinking about
to keep thinking about; to be concerned about; to miss (someone or something)
心里老想着，放心不下。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 惦念diàn niànto keep thinking about; to worry about (someone far away)惦 = diàn
- 惦记diàn jìto keep thinking about; to remember with concern惦 = diànspoken asdiàn ji
Sound component
店 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 惦 mean?
惦 (diàn) means to keep thinking about; to be concerned about; to miss (someone or something).
How do you pronounce 惦?
It is pronounced diàn.
What parts is 惦 made of?
忄 (heart (left-side form)) and 店 (shop; store), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形核验：⿰忄店，3+8=11 画（hanzi-writer-data）；声符 店 diàn 与 惦 diàn 同音同调. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 惦 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 惦?
忄. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 惦?
Common ones are 惦念 and 惦记. The reading of 惦 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.