Memory phrase for the character: 望

望

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Meaning

to expect, to hope, to visit, to gaze (into the distance)

Pronunciation

wàng

Explanation

 Top: death 亡 (coffin in cross-section), body 月/肉, bottom: king 王

Mnemonic
 
The dead body of the king goes with our expectations.

Radicals

亡 death, to die
肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
王 king




 Vocabulary

希望 xī wàng  to wish for; to desire; hope
瞩望 zhǔ wàng  to look forward to
 
 
 
眺望 tiào wàng  to scan from afar
盼望 pàn wàng  to hope for; to look forward to
渴望 kě wàng  to thirst for; to long for
仰望 yǎng wàng  to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
欲望 yù wàng  desire; longing; appetite; craving
愿望 yuàn wàng  desire; wish
 

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