记忆犹新 (jì yì yóu xīn)

Character breakdown

• 记 (jì) · 5 strokes

  Simplified form of 記. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 己 represents the sound.

• 忆 (yì) · 4 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 乙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憶.

• 犹 (yóu) · 7 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound. Simplified form of 猶. Based on the original meaning "type of monkey". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 新 (Xīn) · 13 strokes

  Phonosemantic component. 辛 represents the sound, and 斤 (axe) and 木 (tree) represent the original meaning "firewood", now written as 薪. The meaning later shifted to "fresh" and "new".

Usage

虽然过去了十年，但我记忆犹新。

to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)

suī rán guò qù le shí nián ， dàn wǒ jì yì yóu xīn 。