Chinese

希望

/ɕi⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹/
hope; wish (feeling of desire for something to happen)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese希 “original form of 稀 (xī, “rare; sparse”)”
    • ideaChinese爻 “a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines; a hexagram of the I Ching”
      • componentChinese乂 “original form of 刈 (yì, “to weed; to mow”)”
    • ideaChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
  • characterChinese望 “to see; to watch (especially from a distance)”
    • ideaChinese臣 “slave; servant; captive”
    • soundChinese亡 “to run away; to flee; to escape”
    • ideaChinese𡈼 “original form of 挺 (tǐng)”
    • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”

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