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设想

shèxiǎng

idea; to imagine

A person imagining a house
Memory picture

Characters in this word

设 shè

Strokes
6
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 殳 tool, weapon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 设

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

  • 这个设想好。 Zhège shèxiǎng hǎo. This plan sounds good.
  • 我有个设想。 Wǒ yǒu ge shèxiǎng. I have a plan in mind.
  • 设想很简单。 Shèxiǎng hěn jiǎndān. The plan is very simple.

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