意思 (yì si)

Character breakdown

• 意 (Yì) · 13 strokes

  Thought (意) is the sound (音) that comes from the mind (心). (Oversimplified for brevity. The 音 component in this character has a complicated history.)

• 思 (sī) · 9 strokes

  Thought is associated with the head (囟) and heart (心). 囟 is also a phonetic component.