HSK 1 · Feelings & thoughts

想

xiǎng

to want; to think; to miss

Stroke order of 想

想 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

An eye "目" looks at a tree "木" and the heart "心" thinks and wishes.

Parts: 相 look at (木 tree + 目 eye) + 心 heart

Example sentence

我想喝茶。

I want to drink tea.

Words with 想

理想ideal; dream 想法idea; opinion 想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 思想thought; thinking

More words: Feelings & thoughts

爱to love 喜欢to like 觉得to think; to feel 高兴happy; glad 生气angry; to get angry 笑to laugh; to smile 知道to know 记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 记住to remember; to memorize 忘to forget 忘记to forget

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