想 xiǎng to think; to believe; to suppose
Made up of [相 xiāng each other; one another; mutually; to examine , 心 xīn heart radical 61]Made with 13 strokes.
Xiang provides the phonetic and 'heart' suggests 'emotion' and 'thought'; xiang also contributes idea of examination
Related characters
Also uses 心 xīn component: 必 bì (certainly) 聪 cōng (quick at hearing) ; 德 dé (virtue) ; 怎 dìng (how) ; 恶 è (evil) ; 念 niàn (to read) ; 您 nín (you (polite)) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 忘 wàng (to forget) ; 意 yì (idea) ; 愿 yuàn (to hope) ; 志 zhì (aspiration)
Different tone
香 xiāng (fragrant) ; 相 xiāng (each other) ; 乡 xiāng (countryside) ; 象 xiàng (elephant)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
常将有日思无日,莫将无时想有时 cháng jiāng yǒu rì sī wú rì, mò jiāng wú shí xiǎng yǒu shí When rich, you have time to dream, but do not dream of riches when you are poor想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi Let imagination run wild