想

On the HSK 1 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A1.

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xiǎng ㄒㄧㄤˇ

- to desire to want (to)
- to think (about)
- to think of to devise
- to think (that) to believe (that)
- to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

想了一下 xià think for a moment
想了一遍 biàn think it over from start to finish
想了一次 cì think about it once

Less often

想了一回 huí think for a while
想了半晌 shǎng think for a good half-spell
想了一过 guò think it through once
想了大半夜 yè think for most of the night
想了一夜天 yètiān think for a whole night through

Other words read xiǎng

In the same tone

响 xiǎng echo
享 xiǎng enjoy
饷 xiǎng soldier's pay
飨 xiǎng entertain
鲞 xiǎng dried fish

All 8 words read xiǎng

xiang with other tones

向 xiàng towards
像 xiàng resemble
相 xiāng each other
乡 xiāng country or countryside
项 xiàng back of neck

All 37 words read xiang in any tone

Other words read xiǎng

In the same tone

響 xiǎng echo
享 xiǎng enjoy
餉 xiǎng soldier's pay
饗 xiǎng entertain
鯗 xiǎng dried fish

All 8 words read xiǎng

xiang with other tones

嚮 xiàng guide
像 xiàng resemble
相 xiāng each other
鄉 xiāng country or countryside
項 xiàng back of neck

All 37 words read xiang in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 想

部首 radical: 心
笔画 strokes: 13, with 9 after the 部首
结构 structure: 上下结构
偏旁 parts: 相心
形旁 meaning: 心
声旁 sound: 相

Words with 想

Starting with 想

想到 xiǎngdào think of
想起 xiǎngqǐ recall
想法 xiǎngfǎ opinion
想象 xiǎngxiàng imagine
想要 xiǎngyào fancy

All 31 words starting with 想

Ending with 想

思想 sīxiǎng thought
心想 xīnxiǎng think
不想 bùxiǎng unexpectedly
理想 lǐxiǎng ideal
设想 shèxiǎng imagine

All 70 words ending with 想

Containing 想

没想到 méixiǎngdào didn't expect
思想家 sīxiǎngjiā thinker
可想而知 kěxiǎngérzhī (it) goes without saying
意想不到 yìxiǎngbùdào unexpected
理想国 lǐxiǎngguó ideal state

All 37 words containing 想

Words with 想

Starting with 想

想到 xiǎngdào think of
想起 xiǎngqǐ recall
想法 xiǎngfǎ opinion
想象 xiǎngxiàng imagine
想要 xiǎngyào fancy

All 31 words starting with 想

Ending with 想

思想 sīxiǎng thought
心想 xīnxiǎng think
不想 bùxiǎng unexpectedly
理想 lǐxiǎng ideal
設想 shèxiǎng imagine

All 70 words ending with 想

Containing 想

沒想到 méixiǎngdào didn't expect
思想家 sīxiǎngjiā thinker
可想而知 kěxiǎngérzhī (it) goes without saying
意想不到 yìxiǎngbùdào unexpected
理想國 lǐxiǎngguó ideal state

All 37 words containing 想

Example sentences and grammar articles using 想

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