望

望 U+671B, 望 ← 朚[U+671A] CJK Unified Ideographs 朜 →[U+671C] 望 U+FA93, 望 ← 朗[U+FA92] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 杖 →[U+FA94] 望 U+2F8D9, 望 ← 朗[U+2F8D8] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 朡 →[U+2F8DA] Stroke order Stroke order (Japan) Japanese 望 Simplified 望 Traditional 望

Note that in simplified Chinese and Vietnamese scripts, 亡 is written with an upward hook. In Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional Chinese script), 月 is written like 夕 with an extra slash below while 王 is written as 𡈼. In Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the bottom component is written 王. Note that the standard Kangxi form is written ⿱⿰亡月𡈼.

望 (Kangxi radical 74, 月+7, 11 strokes, Cangjie input 卜月竹土 (YBHG) or 卜月一土 (YBMG), four-corner 07104, composition ⿱⿰亡月王(GJKV) or ⿱⿰亡𱼀𡈼(HT))

• 𠻾, 𥊛, 𧫢, 𪚤, 𦹑, 𥲠

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 505, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14368
• Dae Jaweon: page 884, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2080, character 2
• Unihan data for U+671B

• Unihan data for U+FA93

• Unihan data for U+2F8D9

trad. 望 simp. # 望 alternative forms

Originally written 𦣠, an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 臣 (“eye”) + 𡈼 (“person standing on the ground”) – a person standing up and looking off into the distance. Later 月 (“moon”) was added to produce 朢.

The 臣 component is now written 亡, making the current form a phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *maŋ, *maŋs): phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ) + semantic 月 + semantic 𡈼.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-taŋ (“to see”). Cognate with Burmese မြင် (mrang).

望

1. to see; to watch (especially from a distance) 眺望 ― tiàowàng ― to watch from a vantage point
   • 吾視其轍亂，望其旗靡，故逐之。 [MSC, trad.]吾视其辙乱，望其旗靡，故逐之。 [MSC, simp.]From: Zuozhuan.Wú shì qí zhé luàn, wàng qí qí mǐ, gù zhú zhī. [Pinyin]Having seen the disorderly tracks they left behind and espied their low-hanging banners afar, I gave the order to pursue them.
   • 望之不似人君。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCEWàng zhī bù sì rénjūn. [Pinyin]When I looked at him – even from a distance – I could not find a leader there.
2. (chiefly dialectal) to look; to look at 東張西望／东张西望 ― dōngzhāngxīwàng ― to look around 我望嚟望去都望唔到喎！ [Cantonese, trad.]我望嚟望去都望唔到㖞！ [Cantonese, simp.]ngo5 mong6 lai4 mong6 heoi3 dou1 mong6 m4 dou3-2 wo3! [Jyutping]I kept looking but I still can’t see it! 望下嗰度！ [Cantonese] ― mong6 haa5 go2 dou6! [Jyutping] ― Look over there! 望左 [Cantonese] ― mong6 zo2 [Jyutping] ― look left (found on roads in Hong Kong)
   • 含住個雞包仔　望住四寶雞扎 [Cantonese, trad.]含住个鸡包仔　望住四宝鸡扎 [Cantonese, simp.]From: 2001, 謝立文 (Brian Tse), 麥兜與雞 (theme song of My Life as McDull)ham4 zyu6 go3 gai1 baau1 zai2, mong6 zyu6 sei3 bou2 gai1 zaat3 [Jyutping]With a chicken bun in my mouth, staring at the four-treasure chicken roll
3. to gaze at; to stare at
   • 舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]举头望明月，低头思故乡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Tang Dynasty, 李白 (Li Bai), 靜夜思 (“Quiet Night Thought”)Jǔtóu wàng míngyuè, dītóu sī gùxiāng. [Pinyin]I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon and bow my head to think of my hometown.
4. (figurative) to observe; to watch 觀望／观望 ― guānwàng ― to observe without taking action
5. to hope; to expect 希望 ― xīwàng ― to hope; to wish; to desire 願望／愿望 ― yuànwàng ― wish; desire
6. fame; reputation 名望 ― míngwàng ― fame 威望 ― wēiwàng ― prestige
7. location; locality 郡望 ― jùnwàng ― ancestral home; place of origin (of one’s lineage) 地望 ― dìwàng ― geographical location; geography
8. (Chinese astronomy) the day or night of the full moon 朔望月 ― shuòwàngyuè ― synodic month
9. (Mandarin, Wu) towards alt. forms: 往 望前頭跑／望前头跑 [Shanghainese] ― 6maon 6zhi-deu6 6bau [Wugniu] ― Run (towards) forward.

The preposition “towards” is commonly written as 往 in Mandarin. Sometimes written as 往 for Wu usage.

• → Thai: มอง (mɔɔng, “watch, look”)

• “望”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-

Shinjitai 望 Kyūjitai[1][2] 望󠄁望+󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) 望󠄅望+󠄅?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho) The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment.See here for details.

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. wish
2. hope
3. desire

• Go-on: もう (mō, Jōyō)←まう (mau, historical)
• Kan-on: ぼう (bō, Jōyō)←ばう (bau, historical)
• Kun: のぞむ (nozomu, 望む, Jōyō)、のぞましい (nozomashii, 望ましい)、のぞみ (nozomi)、もち (mochi, 望)
• Nanori: のぞみ (nozomi)、のぞむ (nozomu)、み (mi)、もち (mochi)

• 望(ぼう)遠(えん) (bōen, “seeing at a distance”)
• 希(き)望(ぼう) (kibō, “hope, wish, aspiration”)
• 絶(ぜつ)望(ぼう) (zetsubō, “despair, hopelessness”)

Kanji in this term 望 のぞ(む)Grade: 4 kun’yomi

• IPA(key): [no̞zo̞mɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) のぞむ [nòzómú] (Heiban – [0])

望(のぞむ) • (Nozomu)

1. a male given name

Kanji in this term 望 のぞ(み)Grade: 4 kun’yomi

• IPA(key): [no̞zo̞mʲi]
• (Tokyo) のぞみ [nòzómí] (Heiban – [0])

望(のぞみ) • (Nozomi)

1. a female given name

• “△望”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026

From Middle Chinese 望 (MC mjangH). Recorded as Middle Korean 마ᇰ〯 (mǎng) (Yale: mǎng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [망(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

望 (eumhun 바랄 망 (baral mang))

1. Hanja form? of 망 (“to desire; to expect; to hope”).
2. Hanja form? of 망 (“to gaze; to look”).
3. Hanja form? of 망 (“to admire; to respect”).
4. Hanja form? of 망 (“to peek; to peep”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

望: Hán Nôm readings: vọng

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