联想 liánxiǎng▶ hiệp hội

Stroke order

联想 is written in 25 strokes across 2 characters.

• 联 — 12 strokes
• 想 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. to associate (cognitively)
2. to make an associative connection
3. mental association
4. word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs

Related words

• 妄想ảo ảnh; mê sảng
• 对联Câu đối
• 着想xem xét
• 空想chủ nghĩa thoát ly; giấc mơ; ảo ảnh
• 联欢Dạ tiệc
• 联盟liên hiệp, công đoàn

联想 is pronounced liánxiǎng and means “hiệp hội”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 联想 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.