1. 想
  2. 要

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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要

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  • 26th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.42% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
要→
覀女
2Radical
要→
覀west女woman
3Graphical
要→
覀㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)to demand • to request • to coerce
2. yào (yao4)important • vital • to want • will • going to (as future auxiliary) • may • must • (used in a comparison) must be • probably

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 要 yāo (yao1)The component 覀 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 要 yào (yao4)The component 覀 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

要 also appears in:
闄覅

Example Words

Common

只要 
想要 
重要 
需要 

Uncommon

主要 
必要 
快要 
紧要 (緊要)
要命 
要是 
要求 
要么 (要麼)
非要 

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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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