构想
gòuxiǎng · HSK 7
to conceive; concept
💭 构 = construct/frame + 想 = think; build-a-thought
构 means to construct or frame (as in 构造 structure), and 想 means to think. Together: a constructed thought — a proposition or conception you've assembled in the mind.
想 — heart 心 + 相 (xiāng, phonetic)
想 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 心 at the bottom carries the meaning, since classical Chinese located thought and feeling in the heart. The top component 相 (xiāng) supplies the sound, and over time the character settled into the senses 'to think,' 'to want,' and 'to miss.'