Chinese Word: 想 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

想HSK 1

Pinyin: xiǎng
English Definition: to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic: 相 indicates the sound; 心 (mind) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 相 [ xiāng ] mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

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Example Words:

思想 [ sī xiǎng ]: thought; thinking; idea; ideology; Classifiers: 个

理想 [ lǐ xiǎng ]: an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

想象 [ xiǎng xiàng ]: to imagine; to fancy; Classifiers: 个

想法 [ xiǎng fǎ ]: way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth); Classifiers: 个

梦想 [ mèng xiǎng ]: (fig.) to dream of; dream

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