想 
    xiǎng
 think, want, miss
 Expresses thinking, wanting, and missing someone or something. One of the most frequently used verbs for expressing desires and thoughts.
 Compound Words
 
📊 Total Compounds: 12  Click column headers to sort 
 | Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|    想要    |  xiǎngyào |   want (emphatic)  querer (enfático)   |     think + want = strong desire    |  
|    想念    |  xiǎngniàn |   miss, long for  extrañar / echar de menos   |     think + remember = missing someone    |  
|    想法    |  xiǎngfǎ |   idea, thought  idea / pensamiento   |     think + method = way of thinking    |  
|    想象    |  xiǎngxiàng |   imagine  imaginar   |     think + elephant/image = create mental pictures    |  
|    想起    |  xiǎngqǐ |   remember, think of  recordar / acordarse de   |     think + rise = memory comes up    |  
|    想到    |  xiǎngdào |   think of, come up with  pensar en / ocurrírsele   |     think + arrive = reach a thought    |  
|    想出    |  xiǎngchū |   come up with, think up  idear / inventar   |     think + out = produce an idea    |  
|    想通    |  xiǎngtōng |   figure out, understand  entender / darse cuenta   |     think + through = reach understanding    |  
|    想办法    |  xiǎngbànfǎ |   think of a way  buscar una solución   |     think + method = find solution    |  
|    想家    |  xiǎngjiā |   homesick  tener nostalgia del hogar   |     think + home = missing home    |  
|    想不到    |  xiǎngbùdào |   unexpected, can't imagine  inesperado / no poder imaginar   |     think + not + arrive = can't reach that thought    |  
|    想笑    |  xiǎngxiào |   feel like laughing  querer reír   |     think + laugh = want to laugh    |  
 想要  xiǎngyào  
  English: want (emphatic) 
  Español: querer (enfático) 
 
💡 think + want = strong desire 
  想念  xiǎngniàn  
  English: miss, long for 
  Español: extrañar / echar de menos 
 
💡 think + remember = missing someone 
  想法  xiǎngfǎ  
  English: idea, thought 
  Español: idea / pensamiento 
 
💡 think + method = way of thinking 
  想象  xiǎngxiàng  
  English: imagine 
  Español: imaginar 
 
💡 think + elephant/image = create mental pictures 
  想起  xiǎngqǐ  
  English: remember, think of 
  Español: recordar / acordarse de 
 
💡 think + rise = memory comes up 
  想到  xiǎngdào  
  English: think of, come up with 
  Español: pensar en / ocurrírsele 
 
💡 think + arrive = reach a thought 
  想出  xiǎngchū  
  English: come up with, think up 
  Español: idear / inventar 
 
💡 think + out = produce an idea 
  想通  xiǎngtōng  
  English: figure out, understand 
  Español: entender / darse cuenta 
 
💡 think + through = reach understanding 
  想办法  xiǎngbànfǎ  
  English: think of a way 
  Español: buscar una solución 
 
💡 think + method = find solution 
  想家  xiǎngjiā  
  English: homesick 
  Español: tener nostalgia del hogar 
 
💡 think + home = missing home 
  想不到  xiǎngbùdào  
  English: unexpected, can't imagine 
  Español: inesperado / no poder imaginar 
 
💡 think + not + arrive = can't reach that thought 
  想笑  xiǎngxiào  
  English: feel like laughing 
  Español: querer reír 
 
💡 think + laugh = want to laugh