想方设法 xiǎngfāngshèfǎ Try various devices to

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Traditional: 想方設法

Stroke order

想方设法 is written in 31 strokes across 4 characters.

想方设法 — the Chinese character for Try various devices to (xiǎngfāngshèfǎ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 想方设法 — Try various devices to

想 — 13 strokes
方 — 4 strokes
设 — 6 strokes
法 — 8 strokes

Senses

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
to try this, that and the other

Characters in 想方设法

想 xiǎng — to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that)
方 fāng — square; power or involution (math.); upright
设 shè — to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
法 fǎ — law; method; way

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

Related words

想方设法 is pronounced xiǎngfāngshèfǎ and means “Try various devices to”.

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