望
full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
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Dict coverage rank #524 U+671B
How 望 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
expect · Heisig RSH #493
王 king + perish + flesh
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 望
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 望文生义 | wàng wén shēng yì | lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding th… |
| 巴高望上 | bā gāo wàng shàng | to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion |
| 望子成龙 | wàng zǐ chéng lóng | lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed … |
| 德高望重 | dé gāo wàng zhòng | (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation |
| 望花区 | Wàng huā Qū | Wanghua, a district of Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3 shun4 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 可望有成 | kě wàng yǒu chéng | can be expected to be a success |
| 望城区 | Wàng chéng Qū | Wangcheng, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan |
| 马德望 | Mǎ dé wàng | Battambang |
| 罗望子 | luó wàng zǐ | (botany) tamarind |
| 名门望族 | míng mén wàng zú | offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood |
| 望江县 | Wàng jiāng Xiàn | Wangjiang, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui |
| 一望而知 | yī wàng ér zhī | (idiom) to be evident at a glance |
| 人望 | rén wàng | prestige; esteem |
| 一望无际 | yī wàng wú jì | as far as the eye can see (idiom) |
| 太公望 | Tài gōng Wàng | see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] |
| 无望 | wú wàng | without hope; hopeless; without prospects |
| 一眼望去 | yī yǎn wàng qù | as far as the eye can see |
| 大失所望 | dà shī suǒ wàng | greatly disappointed |
| 有望 | yǒu wàng | hopeful; promising |
| 望花 | Wàng huā | see 望花區|望花区[Wang4 hua1 Qu1] |