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联想

liánxiǎng

to associate with; association

A person thinking of a flower
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Characters in this word

联 lián

Strokes
12
Radical
耳 — ear
Made of
耳 ear 关 frontier pass
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 联

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

  • 我联想到家。 Wǒ liánxiǎng dào jiā. It makes me think of home.
  • 他联想到你。 Tā liánxiǎng dào nǐ. It makes him think of you.
  • 联想很自然。 Liánxiǎng hěn zìrán. The association is very natural.

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