想像

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
trad. (想像)		想	像
simp. #(想像)		想	像
alternative forms		想象

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² zoeng⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sióng-siong
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sióng-siǒng / sióng-siōng / siáng-chhiāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: syǎng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangshianq
    • Palladius: сянсян (sjansjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 想像 想象

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng² zoeng⁶
    • Yale: séung jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 想像 想象

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sióng-siong
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong^ˋ xiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong³ xiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siǒng
    • Tâi-lô: sióng-siǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: sióng-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siofngsiong
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siáng-chhiāng
    • Tâi-lô: siáng-tshiāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siafngchiang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/

Verb

想像

1. alternative form of 想象 (xiǎngxiàng, “to imagine; to picture; to envision”)

Usage notes

In Mainland China, the form 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) is prescribed and 想像 is proscribed. In Taiwan and Hong Kong, 想像 is preferred.

Derived terms

• 想像力 (xiǎngxiànglì)
• 難以想像 / 难以想像

Japanese

Kanji in this term
想	像
そう Grade: 3	ぞう Grade: 5
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーぞー [sòózóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːzo̞ː]

Noun

想(そう)像(ぞう) • (sōzō) ^{←さうざう (sauzau)?}

1. imagination

   想像(そうぞう)以上(いじょう)

   sōzō ijō

   beyond (one's) imagination

2. guess, suppose

Verb

想(そう)像(ぞう)する • (sōzō suru) ^{←さうざう (sauzau)?}transitive suru (stem 想(そう)像(ぞう)し (sōzō shi), past 想(そう)像(ぞう)した (sōzō shita))

1. imagine
2. guess, suppose

Conjugation

Conjugation of "想像する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	想像し	そうぞうし	sōzō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	想像し	そうぞうし	sōzō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	想像する	そうぞうする	sōzō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	想像する	そうぞうする	sōzō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	想像すれ	そうぞうすれ	sōzō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	想像せよ¹ 想像しろ²	そうぞうせよ¹ そうぞうしろ²	sōzō seyo¹ sōzō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	想像される	そうぞうされる	sōzō sareru
Causative	想像させる 想像さす	そうぞうさせる そうぞうさす	sōzō saseru sōzō sasu
Potential	想像できる	そうぞうできる	sōzō dekiru
Volitional	想像しよう	そうぞうしよう	sōzō shiyō
Negative	想像しない	そうぞうしない	sōzō shinai
Negative continuative	想像せず	そうぞうせず	sōzō sezu
Formal	想像します	そうぞうします	sōzō shimasu
Perfective	想像した	そうぞうした	sōzō shita
Conjunctive	想像して	そうぞうして	sōzō shite
Hypothetical conditional	想像すれば	そうぞうすれば	sōzō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
想	像

Noun

想像 • (sangsang) (hangeul 상상)

1. hanja form^? of 상상 (“imagination; speculation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
想	像

Verb

想像

1. chữ Hán form of tưởng tượng (“to imagine”)