想(xiǎng)

HSK 113 strokes

to think (about)

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Character information

Pinyin
xiǎng
Meaning
to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 想 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱相心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (mind); 相 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

相xiāng心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 想 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 想

Common words using 想 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sī思xiǎng想
HSK 3

thought

Open 思想 page →
mèng梦xiǎng想
HSK 4

(fig.) to dream of

Open 梦想 page →
huàn幻xiǎng想
HSK 6

to fantasize; to imagine

Open 幻想 page →
xiǎng想bù不dào到
HSK 6

unexpected

Open 想不到 page →
xiū休xiǎng想
HSK 7-9

don't think (that); don't imagine (that)

Open 休想 page →
kě可xiǎng想ér而zhī知
HSK 7-9

(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined

Open 可想而知 page →
huí回xiǎng想
HSK 7-9

to recall

Open 回想 page →
wàng妄xiǎng想
HSK 7-9

to attempt vainly

Open 妄想 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 想’s common words

思梦幻不到休可而

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