想
想
“to believe”
Radical: 心
Strokes: 13
Level: HSK 1
How 想 is built — stacked top over bottom
相
mutual
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
心
Heart · xīn
The heart with its chambers. Feelings and thinking use it: 想 爱 忙 快.
The story behind 想
To 相 (xiāng, to see/each other) with your heart (心) = to think, to miss (想).
💡 我想你 (wǒ xiǎng nǐ) = I miss you.
Words with 想
理想 lǐ xiǎng — a dream
感想 gǎn xiǎng — impressions
幻想 huàn xiǎng — delusion
思想 sī xiǎng — thought
想念 xiǎng niàn — miss
想象 xiǎng xiàng — to imagine
空想 kōng xiǎng — daydream
联想 lián xiǎng — to associate with something in thinking
梦想 mèng xiǎng — to dream of
设想 shè xiǎng — to imagine
妄想 wàng xiǎng — to attempt vainly
想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ — to think up every possible method (idiom)
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