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想 xiǎng — “to think; to miss”

How to write and say the Chinese character 想 (xiǎng), which means to think; to miss — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Think & feel.

Stroke order笔顺

想 is written with 13 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

心 (mind) hints at the meaning, and 相 lends its sound — together they make 想.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

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