Translingual[edit]
Stroke order
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Stroke order
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Han character[edit]
想 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木山心 (DUP), four-corner 46330, composition ⿱相心)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 392, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10858
- Dae Jaweon: page 728, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2320, character 11
- Unihan data for U+60F3
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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相
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*slaŋ, *slaŋs
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廂
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*slaŋ
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湘
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*slaŋ
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緗
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*slaŋ
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箱
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*slaŋ
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葙
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*slaŋ
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想
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*slaŋʔ
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霜
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*sraŋ
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孀
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*sraŋ
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鸘
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*sraŋ
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驦
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*sraŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *slaŋʔ): phonetic 相 (OC *slaŋ, *slaŋs) + semantic 心 (“heart, mind”) – to think, to consider.
Etymology[edit]
From 相 (OC *slaŋ, *slaŋs, “to observe; appearance”) (“appearance > to visualise > to think”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan
- Hakka
- Jin
- Min Bei
- Min Dong
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Medan)
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Note:
- siūⁿ/siǔⁿ/siōⁿ - vernacular;
- sióng/siáng - literary.
Note:
- siên6/sion6 - vernacular (siên6 - Chaozhou);
- siang2 - literary.
Wu
Xiang
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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想
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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xiǎng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ sjangX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*[s]aŋʔ/
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English
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think
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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想
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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13585
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Phonetic component
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相
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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想
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Old Chinese
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/*slaŋʔ/
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Definitions[edit]
想
- to think (to conceive of something or someone)
- 你想多了吧! ― Nǐ xiǎng duō le ba! ― You've overthought this!; You've read too much into this!
- 我想她是衰老了。 ― Wǒ xiǎng tā shì shuāilǎo le. ― I think she's going senile.
- to think about; to plan; to be considering
- 我想在暑假打工。 ― Wǒ xiǎng zài shǔjià dǎgōng. ― I'm planning to get a job for the summer.
- to think; to suppose; to guess; to reckon
我想我能給你找到合適的尺碼。 [MSC, trad.]
我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ xiǎng wǒ néng gěi nǐ zhǎo dào héshì de chǐmǎ. [Pinyin]
- I think I can find the right size for you.
- to want; to wish for; to desire
- 還想喝一杯嗎? / 还想喝一杯吗? ― Hái xiǎng hē yī bēi ma? ― Would you like another drink?
她想當芭蕾舞演員。 [MSC, trad.]
她想当芭蕾舞演员。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā xiǎng dāng bālěiwǔ yǎnyuán. [Pinyin]
- She wants to be a ballet dancer.
- 我很想睡。 ― Wǒ hěn xiǎng shuì. ― I'm really sleepy (lit. I really want to sleep.)
- 睇到唔想睇 [Cantonese] ― tai2 dou3 m4 soeng2 tai2 [Jyutping] ― watched so much that one doesn't want to watch any more
- to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
你走了我會想你的。 [MSC, trad.]
你走了我会想你的。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ zǒu le wǒ huì xiǎng nǐ de. [Pinyin]
- I'll miss you when you're gone.
- to resemble
雲想衣裳花想容 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
云想衣裳花想容 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 李白《清平調》
- yún xiǎng yīshang huā xiǎng róng [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
Usage notes[edit]
- In the sense of want or desire, 想 (xiǎng) is also used as would like. It also appears together with 要 (yào) as 想要 (xiǎngyào) to mean "would like".
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
想 (“to think”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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想
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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想
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Taiwan
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想
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Jinan
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想
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Xi'an
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想
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Wuhan
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想
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Chengdu
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想
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Yangzhou
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想
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Hefei
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想
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Malaysia
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想
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Singapore
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想
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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諗
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Hong Kong
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諗
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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諗
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Taishan
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諗
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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諗
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Dongguan
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諗
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Yangjiang
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諗
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Nanning
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諗
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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諗
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Penang (Guangfu)
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諗
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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諗
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Gan
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Nanchang
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想
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Hakka
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Meixian
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想, 愐
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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想
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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想, 愐
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Pingtung (Neipu, S. Sixian)
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想, 愐
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong, Hailu)
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想, 愐
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Taichung (Dongshi, Dabu)
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想, 愐
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin, Raoping)
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想, 愐
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Yunlin (Lunbei, Zhao'an)
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想
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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想
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Min Bei
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Jian'ou
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想
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Min Dong
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Fuzhou
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想
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Min Nan
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Xiamen
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想
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Quanzhou
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想
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Zhangzhou
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想
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Taipei
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想
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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想
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Kaohsiung
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想
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Yilan
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想
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Changhua (Lukang)
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想
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Taichung
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想
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Tainan
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想
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Hsinchu
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想
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Kinmen
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想
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Penghu (Magong)
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想
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Penang (Hokkien)
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想
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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想
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Manila (Hokkien)
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想
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Chaozhou
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想
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Shantou
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想
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Singapore (Teochew)
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想
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Wenchang
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想
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Wu
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Suzhou
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想
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Ningbo
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忖
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Wenzhou
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想
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Xiang
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Changsha
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想
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Shuangfeng
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想
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Dialectal synonyms of
要 (“to want to”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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欲1
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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要, 欲1
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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要
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Taiwan
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要, 想
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Jinan
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要
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Xi'an
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要
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Wuhan
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要
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Chengdu
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要
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Yangzhou
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要
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Hefei
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要
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Malaysia
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要
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Singapore
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要
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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要
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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要, 想
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Hong Kong
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要, 想
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Yangjiang
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愛
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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要, 想, 愛
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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要, 想
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Gan
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Nanchang
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要
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Hakka
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Meixian
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愛
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Wuhua (Meilin)
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愛
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Zijin
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愛
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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愛
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Pingtung (Neipu, S. Sixian)
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愛
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong, Hailu)
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愛
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Taichung (Dongshi, Dabu)
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愛
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin, Raoping)
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愛
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Yunlin (Lunbei, Zhao'an)
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愛
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Kuching (Hepo)
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愛
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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要
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Min Bei
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Jian'ou
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讓
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Min Dong
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Fuzhou
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欲2
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Min Nan
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Xiamen
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欲2
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Quanzhou
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欲2
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Jinjiang
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欲2
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Zhangzhou
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欲2
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Taipei
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欲2
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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欲2
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Kaohsiung
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欲2
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Yilan
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欲2
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Changhua (Lukang)
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欲2
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Taichung
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欲2
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Tainan
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欲2
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Hsinchu
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欲2
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Kinmen
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欲2
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Penghu (Magong)
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欲2
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Penang (Hokkien)
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愛
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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愛, 欲2
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Manila (Hokkien)
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欲2, 愛
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Medan (Hokkien)
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愛
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Chaozhou
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愛
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Shantou
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愛
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Haifeng
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愛
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Singapore (Teochew)
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愛
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Wenchang
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欲2
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Qionghai
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欲2
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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欲2
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Wu
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Shanghai
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要
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Suzhou
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要
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Wenzhou
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愛
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Xiang
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Changsha
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要
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Shuangfeng
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要
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Dialectal synonyms of
想念 (“to miss; to think of; to yearn for”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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想念, 思念, 掛念, 惦念, 懷念
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Mandarin
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Taiwan
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想念, 想
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Singapore
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想念, 想
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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掛住, 掛望
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Hong Kong
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掛住
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Min Nan
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Xiamen
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數念, 心念
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Quanzhou
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數念, 心念
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Zhangzhou
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數念, 心念
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Tainan
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想, 數念, 思念
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Penang (Hokkien)
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數念
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Manila (Hokkien)
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數念
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Wenchang
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想念
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Wu
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Ningbo
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忖
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- 丕叫是 (Min Nan)
- 丕講是/丕讲是 (Min Nan)
- 以為/以为 (yǐwéi) (formal or literary)
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Compounds[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Japanese[edit]
想
(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- thought, idea, concept
Readings[edit]
想 (eumhun 생각 상 (saenggak sang))
- Hanja form? of 상 (“idea, thought”).
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
想: Hán Nôm readings: tưởng
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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