愿

yuàn

yuànspelled as üan · 4th tone — spelling rules

honest and prudent

Radical: 心 Strokes: 14 HSK 5

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

心意思志恶息急感悬恩总想

Same radical

心意思志恶息急感悬恩总想念怨态

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Character Decomposition

愿=原+心

Etymology

heart

Meanings

honest and prudent

yuàn

(bound form) wish; hope; desire

to be willing

to wish (that sth may happen); may...

vow; pledge

yuàn

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Words with 愿 189 total

to vow发愿fā yuàn if only (sth were possible) · I wish (that)但愿dàn yuàn to feel gratified (esp. at the misfortune of a loathed person); to have one's wish fulfilled称愿chèn yuàn willingly甘愿gān yuàn to redeem a vow (to a deity) · to fulfill a promise · votive还愿huán yuàn

Idioms with 愿 18 total Chain

to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance封官许愿fēng guān xǔ yuàn willingly and gladly (idiom)甘心情愿gān xīn qíng yuàn Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu both sides are willing · by mutual consent两相情愿liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn to have one's wish fulfilled如愿以偿rú yuàn yǐ cháng things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)事与愿违shì yǔ yuàn wéi