愿 — Chinese character
愿
yuàn
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
- Pinyin
- yuàn
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 原 心
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component 心; sound component 原
- Traditional
- 願
- Japanese
- 愿 as a kanji
Common words with 愿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愿意 (願意) | yuàn yì | to wish; to want |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 自愿 (自願) | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 不愿 (不願) | bù yuàn | unwilling |
| 请愿 (請願) | qǐng yuàn | to petition |
| 志愿 (志願) | zhì yuàn | aspiration; ambition |
| 意愿 (意願) | yì yuàn | aspiration; wish (for) |
| 宁愿 (寧願) | nìng yuàn | would rather ... (than ...) |
| 志愿者 (志願者) | zhì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
| 但愿 (但願) | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 心愿 (心願) | xīn yuàn | cherished desire; dream |
| 情愿 (情願) | qíng yuàn | willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) |
English words written with 愿
愿 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Zhuangzi 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Analects 8.16
- Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 13
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 14
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