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wàng

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wàng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wàng | wang4
English translation
full moon
to hope
to expect
to visit
to gaze (into the distance)
to look towards
towards
15th day of month (lunar calendar)
old variant of wàng [wàng]
to expect, to hope, to look forward to

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About wàng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

wàng

Contains the radical

yuè

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A king  Wáng gazing at the moon  yuè wáng  provides the pronunciation

Etymology of wàng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰亡月王

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon ( yuè ). wáng is a sound component that was added later.

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Example sentences using wàng

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yǎn 透过 tòu guò 望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng kān .

He squinted through the telescope.

duì 这些 zhè xiē mèng suǒ 显示 xiǎnshì 出来 chū lái de 肤浅 fū qiǎn de 爱好 àihào 大为 dà wéi 失望 shīwàng .

I was badly disappointed by the shallow interests such dreams betrayed.

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

Shī 119:81 xīn 渴想 de jiù ēn wàng 你的应.

My soul languishes for Your salvation ; I wait for Your word.

小桥流水 biān , zhǐ shèng duàn 肠人 zài 望断天涯 tiān yá .

Bridges water side, leaving only a broken - hearted song in monopoly Wandering Road.

Words with wàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
希望 xīwàng to wish for希望 xīwàng
失望 shīwàng disappointed失望 shīwàng
wàng full moon wàng
愿望 yuànwàng desire願望
渴望 kěwàng to thirst for渴望 kěwàng
期望 qīwàng hope期望 qīwàng
指望 zhǐwàng hope指望 zhǐwàng
有望 yǒu wàng hopeful有望 yǒu wàng
绝望 juéwàng to despair絕望
欲望 yùwàng desire慾望
观望 guān wàng to wait and see觀望
看望 kànwàng to visit看望 kànwàng
展望 zhǎnwàng outlook展望 zhǎnwàng
望远镜 wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars望遠鏡
探望 tànwàng to visit探望 tànwàng
盼望 pànwàng to hope for盼望 pànwàng
有希望 yǒu xī wàng hopeful有希望 yǒu xī wàng
奢望 shē wàng an extravagant hope奢望 shē wàng
声望 shēng wàng popularity聲望
仰望 yǎng wàng to look up at仰望 yǎng wàng
可望 kě wàng can be expected (to)可望 kě wàng
无望 wú wàng without hope無望
张望 zhāng wàng to look around張望
厚望 hòu wàng great hopes厚望 hòu wàng
威望 wēiwàng prestige威望 wēiwàng

wàng Decomposition & Compounds

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wàng Decomposition

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