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HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

想起

xiǎng qǐ

to recall; to remember

Stroke order of 想起

2 characters, 23 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

想 · 13 strokes起 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

A thought (想) rises up (起) from memory, so you recall it.

Parts: 想 think + 起 rise (走 walk + 己 self)

The characters in 想起

  • 想 xiǎng — to want; to think; to miss (13 strokes)
  • 起 qǐ — to get up; to rise (10 strokes)

Example sentence

我想起一件事。

I just remembered something.

Words with 想

想to want; to think; to miss理想ideal; dream想法idea; opinion想到to think of思想thought; thinking

Words with 起

对不起sorry起床to get up起to get up; to rise起来to get up; to rise一起together起飞to take off看起来to look; it seems

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand懂得to understand; to know清楚clear; to understand听说to hear (it said)想到to think of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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