指望 zhǐwàng

HSK level

Traditional form

指望 zhǐwàng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

指 zhǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 旨 zhǐ represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿰扌旨

Number of Strokes

望 wàng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰亡月王

Number of Strokes

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波莉姨妈 yí mā 住 zhù 了 le 手 shǒu ,愣 lèng 了 le 一 yī 会 huì 儿 ér , 汤 Tāng 姆 mǔ 指望 zhǐwàng 她 tā 会 huì 讲些好话 hǎo huà 哄 hōng 他 tā .

Aunt Polly paused, perplexed, and Tom looked for healing pity.

别 Bié 指望 zhǐwàng 那个 nà ge 吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ 会 huì 请 qǐng 你 nǐ 吃 chī 饭 fàn .

Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.

别 Bié 指望 zhǐwàng 他 tā 帮 bāng 你 nǐ , 他 tā 已经 yǐjīng 够 gòu 忙 máng 的 de 了 le .

Don't expect him to help you. He has his hands full already.

不要 bù yào 指望 zhǐwàng 你 nǐ 举行 jǔxíng 游园会时会是 shì 好 hǎo 天气 tiānqì .

Don't reckon upon the weather being fine for your garden party.

我 wǒ 东 Dōng 投西奔 bēn , 指望 zhǐwàng 撞见 zhuàng jiàn 认得 rèn de 的 de 东西 dōngxī .

I walked up one road , down another , expecting to stumble on something recognizable.

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 指望 zhǐwàng and their own compounds.

指 zhǐ

旨 zhǐ

日 Rì , 匕 bǐ

扌 shǒu

望 wàng

亡 wáng

乚 gōu , 亠 tóu

月 yuè , 王 Wáng

See all Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 指望 zhǐwàng in their composition.

指 zhǐ

望 wàng

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