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(Trad.: 朢)
Pinyin: wàng
English Definition: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of
Chinese Definition:
①看,往远处看:望见。眺望。张望。望尘莫及(喻远远落后)。望风捕影。
②拜访:看望。拜望。探望。
③希图,盼:期望。欲望。喜出望外。
④人所敬仰的,有名的:望族。名望。声望。威望。
⑤向,朝着:望东走。
⑥月圆,农历每月十五日前后:望日。
⑦埋怨,责备:怨望。
⑧姓氏。
Synonym:
Antonyms:
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Ideographic: A king gazing at the moon ; provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • Left to right
      • [ wáng ] death, destruction; to lose; to perish
      • [ yuè ] moon; month
    • [ wáng ] king, ruler; royal; surname
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Example Words
希望 wàng to wish for; to desire; hope; Classifiers:
愿望 yuàn wàng desire; wish
渴望 wàng to thirst for; to long for
失望 shī wàng disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
看望 kàn wàng to visit; to pay a call to
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Example Sentences
1
He came to visit the patient.
2
She was very disappointed with the service.
3
The examination results are disappointing.
4
I hope to become a doctor.
5
I hope to get your help.