思想
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
思想 (sīxiǎng) · thought
思想 (sīxiǎng) means “thought; thinking; idea”. It is written with 2 characters: 思 (to think) + 想 (to think). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 思想 is built
The characters
思 sī · to think
What 思 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Weighing something with your mind 囟 (altered) and heart 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
想 xiǎng · to think
What 想 is made of
- 相xiāng — mutual
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 相 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的思想很新。Tā de sīxiǎng hěn xīn.His thinking is very modern.
这本书的思想很深刻。Zhè běn shū de sīxiǎng hěn shēnkè.The ideas in this book are profound.
Questions about 思想
What does 思想 mean?
思想 (sīxiǎng) means “thought; thinking; idea”.
How do you pronounce 思想?
思想 is pronounced sīxiǎng.
Which HSK level is 思想?
思想 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting
- 思考sīkǎoto think
- 不可思议bùkěsīyìunbelievable
- 沉思chénsīto ponder
- 反思fǎnsīto reflect on
- 构思gòusīto plan out
- 思念sīniànto miss
- 思索sīsuǒto think deeply
Learn 思想 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.