TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
想
ㄒㄧㄤˇ · xiǎng
verb — to think; to want; to miss
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Txiāng → xiǎng — tone only
A heart (心) under 相 xiāng — an eye watching from behind a tree; the tone bends. The watching above, the heart below: to picture something in the mind. From there: to think (心想), to want to (想要), to miss (想念).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
眼睛（目）望著遠處的樹（木），心（心）早到了家門口。
The eye (目) rests on a far tree (木) — the heart (心) is already at the front door.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)想像、設想— to picture in the mind
→想、心想— to think常用
→想要— to want to
→想念、想家— to miss
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension