The word 心想 (xīn xiǎng) is a compound formed through semantic combination, where the character 心 (xīn), meaning "heart" or "mind", is paired with 想 (xiǎng), meaning "to think" or "to contemplate". It follows a common Chinese word-formation pattern where two related morphemes are combined to create a new, more specific concept; here, it literally signifies "the heart/mind thinks", evolving to mean "to think to oneself", "to have a thought or desire", or "to intend", reflecting the traditional Chinese conception of the heart as the seat of thought and emotion.