1. 想
  2. 象

想

Previous (从)Next (实)
  • 99th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.19% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
想→
相心
2Radical
想→
木tree目eye心heart
3Graphical
想→
一丨八口二𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎng (xiang3)to think • to believe • to suppose • to wish • to want • to miss

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

梦想 (夢想)
想到 
想想 
想要 
想起 

Uncommon

回想 
幻想 
心想 
思想 
想来 (想來)
想像 
想家 
想念 
想法 
想睡 
想象 
意想不到 
猜想 
理想 
联想 (聯想)
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)

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象

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Previous (王)Next (完)
  • 300th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
象→
⺈No glyph available
2Radical
象→
⺈knife口mouth丨line勹wrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical
象→
⺈口丨㇆㇒㇒冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1] • shape • form • appearance • to imitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

象 also appears in:
像豫橡蟓鱌

Example Words

Common

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
现象 (現象)

Uncommon

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

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