What does each part of 想 mean? Hello! I am learning Mandarin and I have a question. The character 想 means to think, desire, want. Correct? Well I noticed there are several parts of this character. It looks like there is the following: 木 - I think means tree, wood lumber 目 - Means head... I think 心 - Means Heart I understand the last two, your head and your heart make up your thoughts, desires and needs. That all makes sense. Like the connection of your head and your heart creates who you are, it creates what you think. but where does mu4; 木 come into play on this character?

What is the difference between 名字 and 叫 I see people say something like 我的名字。。。but it means 'my name is...' However, when you ask a name, you say something like 你叫神马名字？Is this literal translation like ‘You are called by what name?' and why can you respond like 我名字Cole AND 我叫Cole Which is more correct?

How do you say 'I want' and 'I need' I want to learn how to say want need

How do Chinese Children learn Mandarin Characters?. I want to learn more Mandarin Characters. I know how to type in the language, but do not know many characters. That is why I am not typing in Chinese, well, I also do not know how to say most of this O_O.

Getting started. I am getting started learning Mandarin Chinese, I am very basic and cannot read or write very well. I am excited to learn anything and would love to make world-wide friends!