遥想
yáo​xiǎng

recall or envision

遥 yáo far away Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遙.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

䍃
䍃 Sound component
yáo, yóu vase, pitcher

說文解字

逍遥也。又，遠也。从辵䍃聲。

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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

想 xiǎng think

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
相
相 Sound component
xiāng, xiàng mutual

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsjangX[s]aŋʔ think

說文解字

《說文》：“想，冀思也。从心，相聲。”

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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

遙 yáo far away Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

䍃
䍃 Sound component
yáo, yóu vase, pitcher

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglew
Unicodeiɛu

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica