想 xiǎng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 相 mutual, reciprocal 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
想
xiǎng
to want; to think; to miss
Character
Example phrases
- 我想喝茶。 Wǒ xiǎng hē chá. I'd like some tea.
- 我想去中国。 Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó. I want to go to China.
- 你想吃什么？ Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What do you want to eat?