Chinese

願意

yuànyì
to be willing
  • TOCFL 3
  • 愿意

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  • characterChinese願 “to desire; to want: to wish”
    • soundChinese原 “original; former; primary; prime; virgin”
      • ideaChinese泉 “springwater (Classifier: 口 m; 眼 m)”
        • ideaChinese白 “white”
        • ideaChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
      • ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
    • meaningChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
      • componentChinese首 “head”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese意 “wish; desire; intention”

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