No. 1,998 in Chinese
纪
"纪" means "record," "age," or "discipline" in English.
In a sentence
这本书是关于历史纪录的。
This book is about historical records.
In the sentence, '纪' is used in '纪录' (records), emphasizing the aspect of documentation or recording events and information.
每十年就是一个新的世纪。
Every ten years constitutes a new century.
Here, '纪' is part of '世纪' (century), referring to a period of one hundred years as a unit of time measurement.
这些纪念品是为纪念重要时刻而设计的。
These souvenirs are designed to commemorate important moments.
In this example, '纪' appears in '纪念' (commemorate), which expresses the act of remembering and honoring an event or person.
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