想

xiǎng

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)

Radical: 心 HSK 1 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

想 decomposes into the following components:

相 心

Semantic component: 心; phonetic component: 相.

Words containing 想

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 想.

不想
bù xiǎng
休想
xiū xiǎng
假想
jiǎ xiǎng
冥想
míng xiǎng
发想
fā xiǎng
回想
huí xiǎng
妄想
wàng xiǎng
幻想
huàn xiǎng
心想
xīn xiǎng
念想
niàn xiǎng
思想
sī xiǎng
想像
xiǎng xiàng

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical 心.

⺗ 㥯 心 必 忌 忍 忐 忑 忒 志 忘 忝 忞 忠 念 忽 忿 态 怂 怎 怒 思 怠 急

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