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想起

xiǎngqǐ

to remember; to recall

A person remembering an old toy
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

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我想起你。 Wǒ xiǎng qǐ nǐ. I remembered you.
  • 他想起家。 Tā xiǎng qǐ jiā. He remembered home.
  • 想起那天。 Xiǎng qǐ nà tiān. Remember that day.

Related words

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