想起
xiǎngqǐTraditional: 想起
#1247 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to recall, to think of, to remember
Word origin
A resultative compound of 想 (xiǎng, to think) and the directional 起 (qǐ, to rise). To have a thought rise up is to recall it to mind.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 想 (xiǎng, to think) + 起 (qǐ, to rise)
Stroke order
想
起
Examples
。
I suddenly thought of something.
，童。
Seeing the photo, I recalled my childhood.
？
Can you recall his name?
。
I just cannot remember it at all.
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This song makes me think of her.
想起 (xiǎng qǐ) means to recall or think of. The 起 conveys a memory suddenly surfacing.
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