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想法

xiǎngfǎ

idea

A person holding a light bulb
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

法 fǎ

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个想法好。 Zhè ge xiǎng fǎ hǎo. This idea is good.
  • 我有想法。 Wǒ yǒu xiǎng fǎ. I have an idea.
  • 他的想法新。 Tā de xiǎng fǎ xīn. His idea is new.

Related words

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