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梦想

mèngxiǎng

dream; wish

A hopeful person reaching for a house
Memory picture

Characters in this word

梦 mèng

Strokes
11
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
林 forest, grove 夕 evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 我的梦想很大。 Wǒ de mèngxiǎng hěn dà. My dream is big.
  • 他有一个梦想。 Tā yǒu yí gè mèngxiǎng. He has a dream.
  • 梦想会实现。 Mèngxiǎng huì shíxiàn. Dreams can come true.

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