望 — Chinese character
望
wàng
to expect, to hope, to look forward to
- Pinyin
- wàng
- Radical
- 74 ⽉ (Moon)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 亡 月 王
- Formation
- ideographic — A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 望 as a kanji
Common words with 望
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope; a hope; a wish |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 绝望 (絕望) | jué wàng | to despair; to give up all hope |
| 指望 | zhǐ wàng | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope |
| 望远镜 (望遠鏡) | wàng yuǎn jìng | telescope (CL:部 (bù)); binoculars (CL:副 (fù)) |
| 有望 | yǒu wàng | hopeful; promising |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for; to look forward to |
| 展望 | zhǎn wàng | outlook; prospect |
English words written with 望
- hope
- hopefully
- expectations
- disappointed
- desperate
- outlook
- prospective
- despair
- hopeful
- unpopular
- craving
- desperation
望 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 3 · I Ching 3 · Mencius 20 · Zhuangzi 13 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 5.8
- Analects 19.9
- Analects 20.2
- Hexagram 9
- Hexagram 54
- Hexagram 61
- Mencius 1A.3
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