想 xiǎng

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Traditional form

想 xiǎng

Contains the radical

心 xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mind

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱相心

Semantic compound

心 xīn

Phonetic compound

相 Xiāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 心 xīn represents the meaning and 相 Xiāng represents the sound.

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他 tā 开动 kāi dòng 脑筋 nǎo jīn ,想 xiǎng 弄 lòng 懂 dǒng 这个 zhè ge 问题 wèntí .

His mind reached after an understanding of the problem.

作品 zuòpǐn 是 shì 微妙 wēi miào 的 de , 冷僻 lěng pì 的 de , 幻想 huànxiǎng 的 de 一 yī 幅 fú 带 dài 紫 zǐ 边 biān 的 de 雪景.

The work was subtle, remote, fanciful - a snow scene with purple edges.

他 tā 只 zhǐ 想 xiǎng 大声 dà shēng 叫 jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , 他 tā 觉 jiào 得 dé 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào 憋 biē 得 dé 透不过气来 lái 了 le .

He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.

天气 tiānqì 很 hěn 棒 bàng ,我 wǒ 想 xiǎng 开车 kāi chē 出去 chū qù 兜兜 dōu dou 风 fēng .

The weather is so nice that I to go for a drive.

我 wǒ 极 jí 想 xiǎng 翘 qiáo 课 kè 去 qù 睡觉 shuìjiào .

I was sorely tempted to miss class and sleep in instead.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 想 xiǎng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
想 xiǎng	to think	想 xiǎng
思想 sīxiǎng	thought	思想 sīxiǎng
想到 xiǎng dào	to think of	想到 xiǎng dào
不想 bù xiǎng	unexpectedly	不想 bù xiǎng
想法 xiǎng fǎ	opinion	想法 xiǎng fǎ
想要 xiǎng yào	to want to	想要 xiǎng yào
梦想 mèngxiǎng	dream	夢想
想起 xiǎng qǐ	to recall	想起 xiǎng qǐ
想象 xiǎngxiàng	to imagine	想象 xiǎngxiàng
理想 lǐxiǎng	an ideal	理想 lǐxiǎng
想念 xiǎngniàn	to miss	想念 xiǎngniàn
联想 Liánxiǎng	to associate (cognitively)	聯想
幻想 huànxiǎng	delusion	幻想 huànxiǎng
毛泽东思想 Máo Zé dōng Sī xiǎng	Maoism	毛澤東思想
想不到 xiǎng bu dào	unexpected	想不到 xiǎng bu dào
设想 shèxiǎng	to imagine	設想
想见 xiǎng jiàn	to infer	想見
回想 huí xiǎng	to recall	回想 huí xiǎng
心想 xīn xiǎng	to think	心想 xīn xiǎng
想来 xiǎng lái	it may be assumed that	想來
想出 xiǎng chū	to figure out	想出 xiǎng chū
着想 zhuóxiǎng	to give thought (to others)	著想
想起来 xiǎng qi lai	to remember	想起來
想必 xiǎng bì	presumably	想必 xiǎng bì