想法
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
想法 (xiǎngfǎ) · idea
想法 (xiǎngfǎ) means “idea; opinion; way of thinking”. It is written with 2 characters: 想 (to think) + 法 (method). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 想法 is built
The characters
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)
法 fǎ · method
What 法 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 去qù — to go away
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是我的想法。Zhè shì wǒ de xiǎngfǎ.This is my opinion.
你有什么想法？Nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎngfǎ?What do you think?
Questions about 想法
What does 想法 mean?
想法 (xiǎngfǎ) means “idea; opinion; way of thinking”.
How do you pronounce 想法?
想法 is pronounced xiǎngfǎ.
Which HSK level is 想法?
想法 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 想到xiǎngdàoto think of
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 梦想mèngxiǎngdream
- 想念xiǎngniànto miss (sb or sth)
- 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
- 幻想huànxiǎngfantasy
Learn 想法 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.