Chinese Character 想 Meanings and components.

Form

想

Meaning

想 meaning[3] in English

To Think.

To Believe.

To Suppose.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 想 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Xiang (相) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with DUP

How to write 想

To write想xiang3to think you should write a combination of 相xiang1surname Xiang , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

相 + 心 = 想

想 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 想 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 想, looks as follow:

想
Pinyin:xiang3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Think . To Believe . To Suppose . To Wish . To Want . To Miss (Feel Wistful About The Absence Of Sb Or Sth)
相
Pinyin:xiang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Xiang
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 想in English or Chinese