Memory phrase for the character: 想

想

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Meaning

concept, thought, idea

Pronunciation

 SŌ, SO

Explanation

 Top: mutual, minister 相 (tree 木, eye 目), below: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
The minister has in his heart a concept.

Radicals

相 mutual, MinisterPart of “box” 箱 (It is made of bamboo 竹 or wood 木, looks like a box 目 - and is a box!) - In the wooden 木 box 目, the compartments are “mutual opposite” and manage like a minister.
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
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 Vocabulary

想 そう  conception, idea, thought
想像 そうぞう  imagination, guess
妄想 もうそう  delusion
予想 よそう  expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast
思想 しそう  thought, idea
愛想 あいそう  courtesy, compliments, sociability, civility
感想 かんそう  impressions, thoughts
構想 こうそう  plan, plot, idea, conception
理想 りそう  ideal

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