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理想

lǐxiǎng

dream; ideal

A person dreaming of a house
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Characters in this word

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

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

Example phrases

  • 我的理想很大。 Wǒ de lǐxiǎng hěn dà. My dream is very big.
  • 这是我的理想。 Zhè shì wǒ de lǐxiǎng. This is my dream.
  • 她有理想。 Tā yǒu lǐxiǎng. She has a dream.

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