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想 (xiǎng): To want — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 想

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How to write 想 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 想

想 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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想=相each other+心heart

The heart (心) thinks about appearances (相) — to think or miss someone.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 想

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 想

HSK words that contain this character.

理想

lǐ xiǎng

ideal; ambition

HSK 4

幻想

huàn xiǎng

illusion; fantasy; figment of one's imagination

HSK 5

思想

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 想 is used in context

nǐ你
xiǎng想
qù去
Zhōng中
guó国
ma吗
?

Information

Pinyinxiǎng
Meaningto want
Strokes13
Radical心
Traditional想
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#131
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤˇ
UnicodeU+60F3
CangjieDWP
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sī xiǎng

thought; idea

HSK 5

想念

xiǎng niàn

long to see again; miss

HSK 5

想象

xiǎng xiàng

imagine; think; visualize

HSK 5

感想

gǎn xiǎng

impression; reflection; thought

HSK 5
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梦想

mèng xiǎng

hope vainly; pipe dream

HSK 5

妄想

wàng xiǎng

vain hope; wishful thinking

HSK 6

想方设法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

find ways and means to; in every possible way

HSK 6

着想

zhuó xiǎng

consider; take into consideration

HSK 6

空想

kōng xiǎng

daydream; fantasy

HSK 6

联想

lián xiǎng

associate; connect in the mind

HSK 6

设想

shè xiǎng

imagine; envisage; conceive

HSK 6

休想

xiū xiǎng

Don't even think about it

HSK 3.0 L7-9

可想而知

kě xiǎng ér zhī

it's not hard to imagine / one can well imagine

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Do you want to go to China?

xiǎng想
xiàng象
yí一
xià下
wèi未
lái来
de的
shì世
jiè界
。

Imagine the world of the future.

wǒ我
hěn很
xiǎng想
niàn念
wǒ我
de的
jiā家
rén人
。

I miss my family very much.

wǒ我
xiǎng想
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
。

I want to drink coffee.

wǒ我
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
hǎo好
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。

I have a good idea.

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