to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run w
胡 · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flesh under the chin of a cow", which later shifted to "beard" (now written as 鬍 in traditio…
思 · 9 strokes
Thought is associated with the head (囟) and heart (心). 囟 is also a phonetic component.
乱 · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 亂. Depicts two hands (爪, 又) organizing tangled threads.
想 · 13 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound.
别胡思乱想了，他只是开会迟到了而已。
Don't let your imagination run wild — he's just late for the meeting.