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Character 想

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Learn the chinese character 想 ( xiǎng ) : think, miss, want to.
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Chinese character 想 ( xiǎng ) calligraphy

pinyin	xiǎng
strokes	13
meaning	xiǎng : to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss
dictionary	想

笔顺

Stroke order

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Etymology

相 (xiāng) is the sound element, while 心 (xīn, heart) indicates "thought" and "emotion".

部首

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心

常用词语

Frequently-used words or phrases

幻想	huàn xiǎng	delusion / fantasy
理想	lǐ xiǎng	ideal
梦想	mèng xiǎng	to dream of (in vain)
思想	sī xiǎng	thought / thinking / idea
想法	xiǎng fǎ	idea / what (someone) is thinking / to think of a way (to do sth)
想念	xiǎng niàn	miss / remember with longing / long to see again
想像	xiǎng xiàng	imagine / visualize
想起	xiǎng qǐ	(n.) recall (some past event, or s.t. forgotten)
着想	zhuó xiǎng	(v.) gives thought to (others); gives consideration to (others)