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望
wàng
to expect, to hope, to look forward to
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A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation
HSK 2
11 strokes
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⿱⿰亡月王
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wáng
王
king, ruler; royal; surname
💡 Ideographic:
A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)
4 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 望 (141)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
希望
↗
xīwàng
to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
2
xīwàng
希望
↗
HSK 2
to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
失望
↗
shīwàng
disappointed / to lose hope / to despair
4
shīwàng
失望
↗
HSK 4
disappointed / to lose hope / to despair
盼望
↗
pànwàng
to hope for / to look forward to
5
pànwàng
盼望
↗
HSK 5
to hope for / to look forward to
看望
↗
kànwàng
to visit / to pay a call to
5
kànwàng
看望
↗
HSK 5
to visit / to pay a call to
愿望
↗
yuànwàng
desire / wish
5
yuànwàng
愿望
↗
HSK 5
desire / wish
渴望
↗
kěwàng
to thirst for / to long for
6
kěwàng
渴望
↗
HSK 6
to thirst for / to long for
期望
↗
qīwàng
to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope
6
qīwàng
期望
↗
HSK 6
to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope
指望
↗
zhǐwàng
to hope for sth / to count on / hope
6
zhǐwàng
指望
↗
HSK 6
to hope for sth / to count on / hope
欲望
↗
yùwàng
desire / longing / appetite / craving
6
yùwàng
欲望
↗
HSK 6
desire / longing / appetite / craving
探望
↗
tànwàng
to visit / to call on sb / to look around
6
tànwàng
探望
↗
HSK 6
to visit / to call on sb / to look around