Chinese

理想

/li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
ideal; dream
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese理 “to cut and polish jade”
    • meaningChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
    • soundChinese里 “li (a unit of distance equal to half a kilometre in modern Mainland China)”
      • ideaChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
      • ideaChinese土 “earth; soil”
  • 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)”

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