Chinese

想到

/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate; to occur (to somebody); to suspect
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese想 “to think (to conceive of something or someone)”
    • soundChinese相 “to see for oneself; to evaluate by seeing for oneself”
      • ideaChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
      • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese到 “to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to”
    • meaningChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”
    • soundChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”

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