想起
HSK 2 (2021)
想起 (xiǎngqǐ) · to remember
想起 (xiǎngqǐ) means “to remember; to think of”. It is written with 2 characters: 想 (to think) + 起 (to get up). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 想起 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)
起 qǐ · to get up
What 起 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想起来了！Wǒ xiǎng qǐlái le!Now I remember!
你想起他的名字了吗？Nǐ xiǎngqǐ tā de míngzi le ma?Do you remember his name?
Questions about 想起
What does 想起 mean?
想起 (xiǎngqǐ) means “to remember; to think of”.
How do you pronounce 想起?
想起 is pronounced xiǎngqǐ.
Which HSK level is 想起?
想起 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 想到xiǎngdàoto think of
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 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 想起 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.