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Character

想 xiǎng

HSK 1Character

to think; to believe something is true

Radical
心
Strokes
13
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
相 心
Traditional
想
Frequency
#60 most common character
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Meaning

xiǎng

xiang3
  1. to think; to believe something is true
  2. to want to do something
  3. to miss a person or thing you cannot be with now

Examples

  • 我想买一本书。

    wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī běn shū

    I want to buy a book.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我很想我的妈妈。

    wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ de mā ma

    I really miss my mom.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我想他是对的。

    wǒ xiǎng tā shì duì de

    I think he is right.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 13 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 想

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Words with 想

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想到xiǎng dàoto think of something or someoneWordHSK 2想法xiǎng fǎan idea in your mindWordHSK 2想起xiǎng qǐto suddenly remember somethingWordHSK 2想念xiǎng niànto miss a person you love because they are far awayWordHSK 4想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to picture something in your mindWordHSK 4想不到xiǎng bu dàoused to say something is very surprising; you did not think it would happenWordHSK 6想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think of every way possible to do somethingWordHSK 7–9想像xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envisionWord想出xiǎng chūto figure outWord想头xiǎng tou(coll.) ideaWord想家xiǎng jiāhomesickWord想开xiǎng kāito get over (a shock, bereavement etc)Word

Same radical 心

All characters with 心 →
意yì心xīn总zǒng應yīng愛ài感gǎn您nín怎zěn必bì思sī志zhì息xī
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