Meta:

  1. 想 is the 99th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (eye), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiang3 - to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 想 (xiang3): The component 相 is pronounced as 'xiang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 想 (xiang3): The component 相 is pronounced as 'xiang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 想 (xiang3): The component 心 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

梦想 (夢想)
幻想 
心想 
思想 
想到 
想念 
想想 
想法 
想要 
想象 
想起 
理想 

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Meta:

  1. 象 is the 300th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 61 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (knife), (mouth), (line), (wrap), No glyph available, No glyph available
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiang4 - elephant/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/shape/form/appearance/to imitate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
 

Medium Frequency

假象 
印象深刻 
大象 
好象 
想象力 
抽象 
景象 
气象台 (氣象台)
现象 (現象)
万象 (萬象)
象征 (象徵)
象棋 
迹象 (跡象)

Appears In:

also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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