构思
goù sī · HSK 7
to plan out
📐 构 = build/frame + 思 = think; framing-thought = drafting a plan
构 carries the sense of constructing or framing (as in 构造 structure, 建构 to build), and 思 means thought or consideration. Together 构思 is the mental framing stage of any plan, design, or composition — the blueprint-thinking before execution.