理想 lǐxiǎng ideal

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Stroke order

理想 is written in 24 strokes across 2 characters.

理想 — the Chinese character for ideal (lǐxiǎng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 理想 — ideal

理 — 11 strokes
想 — 13 strokes

Senses

an ideal
a dream
ideal
perfect

Characters in 理想

理 lǐ — texture; grain (of wood); inner essence
想 xiǎng — to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

他的理想是当一名医生。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng yī míng yīshēng.His ideal is to become a doctor.
这份工作的条件很理想。Zhè fèn gōngzuò de tiáojiàn hěn lǐxiǎng.The conditions of this job are ideal.

Related words

理想 is pronounced lǐxiǎng and means “ideal”.

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