望

wàng

full moon · to hope

Radical: 月 Strokes: 11

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Character Decomposition

望=亡+月+王

Etymology

A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation

Meanings

full moon

to hope

to expect

to visit

to gaze (into the distance)

to look towards

towards

wàng

15th day of month (lunar calendar)

wàng

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Words with 望 475 total

(literary) to hope for; to count on · (literary) to expect; to anticipate (esp. in negative expressions)承望chéng wàng to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes · to look back (to one's rear) · (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on回望huí wàng

Idioms with 望 140 total

to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion巴高望上bā gāo wàng shàng to live up to expectations (idiom)不负众望bù fù zhòng wàng (lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) · (fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation大旱望云霓dà hàn wàng yún ní