YEARN 思念思
THINK of SOMETHING ABSENT so as to DESIRE it INTENSELY, LACKING HOPE TO OBTAIN IT.
Old Chinese Criteria
Modern Chinese Criteria
Hyponym
- NOSTALGIA YEARN for SITUATIONS IN the PAST as GOOD:better IN-RELATION-TO NOW:the-present. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
Words (15 items)
思 sī OC: snɯ MC: sɨ 24 Attributions
The current general word for yearning for something is sī 思 (ant. wàng 忘 "forget all about").
- Word relations
- Assoc: 慕/LOVE
Mù 慕 prototypically refers to loving devotion of a distant kind, but the word is also used in a more generalised way to refer to affection.
- Syntactic words
- nabpassivebeing thought affectionately of; being missedTWH
- nabpsychologicalyearnings, unfulfilled desiresCH
- vibe wistful; be homesick??
- vt(oN)yearn for N
- vt+V[0]yearn to; think intensely of V-ing; be all concerned to V
- vtoNactthink (longingly) of; think of as desirable; think of as admirable
懷 huái OC: ɡruul MC: ɦɣɛi 8 Attributions
Huái 懷 is highly emotional and refers to pondering something intensely and emotionally or thinking with intense concern about somebody in one's heart.
- Syntactic words
- nabpsychyearnings
- vadNpassiveyearned-for, beloved
- vibe full of yearning
- vt(oN)long for the contextually determinate person
- vtoNthink of with admiration and affection
- vtoNstativebe mindful of, have very much in mind
念 niàn OC: mɢlɯɯms MC: nem 5 Attributions
Niàn 念 is intensitive and refers to an inability to stop thinking about something.
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)long for the contextually determinate NDS
- vtoNbe unable to stop thinking about, be preoccupied by; long for, hope longingly for
願 yuàn OC: ŋɡons MC: ŋi̯ɐn 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabpsychyearningLZ
- vt(oN)yearn after the contextually determinate NLZ
- vt+V[0]yearn toCH
- vtoNhope to see> yearn after
忡 chōng OC: khrluŋ MC: ʈhuŋ 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- viwistful, sad, and full of vague yearning
- vi.redintensitivebe full of longing, be full of yearning
惕惕 tì tì OC: lʰeeɡ lʰeeɡ MC: thek thek 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vi.redovereager; oversensitive
- VPadNovereagerCH
惄 nì OC: mɢlɯɯwɡ MC: nek 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vilovesick
想 xiǎng OC: sqaŋʔ MC: si̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
Xiǎng 想 is rare in pre-Buddhist Chinese and tends to refer to thinking of someone not only with affection but also with anticipation and hope for future contact.
- Syntactic words
- nabpsychyearning
- vt(oN)to think lovingly of the contextually determinate object
- vtoNprocessrelatively rare in pre-Buddhist texts: think of or imagine with hope and anticipation, sometimes with fondness
憶 yì OC: qɯɡ MC: ʔɨk 1 Attribution
Yì 憶 is neutral and refers to thinking of someone with mild affection.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNthink fondly of
契闊 qiè kuò MC: khet khwat OC: kheed khood 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)N=humyearn for the contextually determinate NDS
覬 jì OC: krɯls MC: ki 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vibe full of longing
- vtoNCC: long for and seek
思服 sī fú OC: snɯ bɯɡ MC: sɨ buk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN)think longingly of the contextually determinate person
悠想 yōu xiǎng OC: k-lɯw sqaŋʔ MC: jɨu si̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNyearn regretfully/mournfully for
存 cún OC: sɡɯɯn MC: dzuo̝n 0 Attributions
- Word relations
- Assoc: 想/YEARN
Xiǎng 想 is rare in pre-Buddhist Chinese and tends to refer to thinking of someone not only with affection but also with anticipation and hope for future contact.
- Syntactic words
懆 cǎo OC: tshaawʔ MC: tshɑu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- viforlorn