HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

想到

xiǎng dào

to think of

Stroke order of 想到

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

想 · 13 strokes 到 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

The mind (心 under 相) arrives (到) at an idea: you think of it.

Parts: 想 think (相 each other + 心 heart) + 到 arrive (至 + 刂 knife)

The characters in 想到

想 xiǎng — to want; to think; to miss (13 strokes)
到 dào — to arrive; to reach (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我没想到他会来。

I didn't expect that he would come.

Words with 想

想to want; to think; to miss 理想ideal; dream 想法idea; opinion 想起to recall; to remember 思想thought; thinking

Words with 到

找到to find 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 到to arrive; to reach 看到to see 听到to hear 得到to get; to receive 等到by the time; to wait until 到处everywhere 感到to feel 做到to achieve; to manage to do 送到to deliver to 收到to receive 接到to receive 受到to receive; to be given 拿到to get; to obtain 见到to see; to meet 碰到to run into

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 清楚clear; to understand 听说to hear (it said)想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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