愿 yuàn — wish; willing · English

愿

yuàn

wish; willing

At a glance · 愿

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「願」从心，原声，本义为心愿、乐意。简体「愿」同（原亦表声）。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为心意所向、愿望。

Structure

形声字，从心（意符），原（yuán）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyuàn

Radical心

Strokes14

UnicodeU+613F

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English wish; willing A wish; also willing.

Français vœu; volontiers Un vœu ; aussi volontiers.

Español deseo; dispuesto Un deseo ; también dispuesto.

العربية أمنية؛ راغب أمنية؛ ويُستعار لـ«راغب».

Русский желание; готов Желание; также готовый.

Common words

愿望yuàn wàngwish
愿yuànwish

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