CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yuan4
- English meanings
- will, wish, may, desire
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the upper left structure
Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 原; inside 心.
Meaning & sound clues
心 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.
原 is identified as the sound component (yuán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 愿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (units)
wrong
formerly
measure word (general)
member; staff
surname Yuan
round
garden; park
to blame
aid; help
abyss; profound
source
cause; fate; edge
cause; affinity; edge
far
yard
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Willing to help.
- 02
A wish.
- 03
A wish.
- 04
Voluntary.
- 05
Wish.
- 06
Make a wish.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 但愿
- 如愿以偿
- 宁愿
- 心愿
- 志愿
- 志愿者
- 情愿
- 意愿
- 愿意
- 愿望
- 祝愿
- 自愿
- 遗愿