望 (wàng)

To hope; to gaze; to visit.

How 望 is written

Strokes
11
Radical
匸 — hiding enclosure
Traditional
望
Simplified
望 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 望

希望 xīwàng
to wish for; to desire; hope
仰望 yǎngwàng
to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
失望 shīwàng
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
奢望 shēwàng
an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
慾望 yùwàng
desire; longing; appetite
指望 zhǐwàng
to hope for sth; to count on; hope
期望 qīwàng
to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation
渴望 kěwàng
to thirst for; to long for
盼望 pànwàng
to hope for; to look forward to
絕望 juéwàng
desperation; forlorn; hopeless
聲望 shēngwàng
popularity; prestige
願望 yuànwàng
desire; wish

望 in a sentence

我希望能考上好的大學。

Wǒ xīwàng néng kǎoshàng hǎo de dàxué.

“I hope I can get into a good university.”

How common is 望?

望 is the 326th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 66.5% of all running text.

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