Chinese Character 望 Meanings and components.

Form

望

Meaning

望 meaning[3] in English

Full Moon.

To Hope.

To Expect.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 望 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𣍢) , and surname Wang (王)

Its radical[1] is: 月 (yue4) which means: Moon, Month, Monthly, Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2], .月yue4moon

In cangjie it is written with YBMG

How to write 望

To write望wang4full moon you should write a combination of 𣍢𣍢5 , 王wang2surname Wang arranged in a 吕 shape:

𣍢 + 王 = 望

望 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 望 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 望, looks as follow:

望
Pinyin:wang4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Full Moon . To Hope . To Expect . To Visit . To Gaze (Into The Distance) . To Look Towards . Towards
𣍢
Pinyin:𣍢5 Shape:吅
亡
Pinyin:wang2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Die . To Lose . To Be Gone . To Flee . Deceased
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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