想象
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
想象 (xiǎngxiàng) · to imagine
想象 (xiǎngxiàng) means “to imagine; imagination”. It is written with 2 characters: 想 (to think) + 象 (elephant). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 想象 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)
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想象不出他小时候的样子。Wǒ xiǎngxiàng bù chū tā xiǎoshíhou de yàngzi.I can't imagine what he looked like as a child.
你能想象十年以后的生活吗？Nǐ néng xiǎngxiàng shí nián yǐhòu de shēnghuó ma?Can you imagine life ten years from now?
Questions about 想象
What does 想象 mean?
想象 (xiǎngxiàng) means “to imagine; imagination”.
How do you pronounce 想象?
想象 is pronounced xiǎngxiàng.
Which HSK level is 想象?
想象 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 想到xiǎngdàoto think of
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 思想sīxiǎngthought
- 没想到méixiǎngdàodidn't expect
- 梦想mèngxiǎngdream
- 想念xiǎngniànto miss (sb or sth)
- 感想gǎnxiǎngthoughts
- 幻想huànxiǎngfantasy
Learn 想象 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.