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想 — to think; to think of; to devise

to think; to think of; to devise; to think; to believe

Pinyin
xiǎng
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 想: 13 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

想 — 13 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 想 in the HSK syllabus: 25

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 想xiǎngto think; to think of; to deviseHSK 1
  2. 理想lǐxiǎngan ideal; a dream; ideal; perfectHSK 4
  3. 梦想mèngxiǎngto dream of; dreamHSK 4
  4. 想法xiǎngfǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a wayHSK 4
  5. 思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking; idea; ideologyHSK 5
  6. 想念xiǎngniànto miss; to remember with longingHSK 5
  7. 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine; to envision; imaginationHSK 5
  8. 感想gǎnxiǎngimpressions; reflections; thoughtsHSK 6
  9. 幻想huànxiǎngto fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasyHSK 6
  10. 联想liánxiǎngLenovoHSK 6
  11. 设想shèxiǎngto imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative planHSK 6
  12. 猜想cāixiǎngto guess; to conjecture; to supposeHSK 7–9
  13. 构想gòuxiǎngto conceive; conceptHSK 7–9
  14. 胡思乱想húsī-luànxiǎngto indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wildHSK 7–9
  15. 回想huíxiǎngto recall; to recollect; to think backHSK 7–9
  16. 可想而知kěxiǎng’érzhīgoes without saying; can well be imaginedHSK 7–9
  17. 空想kōngxiǎngdaydream; fantasy; to fantasizeHSK 7–9
  18. 思前想后sīqián-xiǎnghòuto consider past cause and future effect; to think over the past and futureHSK 7–9
  19. 妄想wàngxiǎngto attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusionHSK 7–9
  20. 想方设法xiǎngfāng-shèfǎto think up every possible method; to devise ways and meansHSK 7–9
  21. 心想事成xīnxiǎng-shìchéngto have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!HSK 7–9
  22. 休想xiūxiǎngdon't think; don't imagineHSK 7–9
  23. 意想不到yìxiǎng-búdàounexpected; previously unimaginedHSK 7–9
  24. 异想天开yìxiǎng-tiānkāito imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasyHSK 7–9
  25. 着想zhuóxiǎngto give thought; to considerHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.