愿
honest and prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,150 U+613F
How 愿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
心 (semantic, “heart”) + 原 (phonetic, yuán)
How to remember it
wish · Heisig RSH #571
原 flatlands + 心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 原
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 原 (yuán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原 sound component | yuán | source, origin, beginning |
| 源 | yuán | spring; source, root, head; surname |
| 螈 | yuán | silkworm |
| 塬 | yuán | plateau |
Words containing 愿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国人民志愿军 | Zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn | the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950 |
| 一相情愿 | yī xiāng qíng yuàn | variant of 一廂情願|一厢情愿[yi1 xiang1 qing2 yuan4] |
| 自愿性 | zì yuàn xìng | voluntary |
| 能愿动词 | néng yuàn dòng cí | modal verb (e.g. 肯[ken3], 能[neng2], 會|会[hui4], 要[yao4], 該|该[gai1], 得[dei3], 願意|愿意[yuan4 yi… |
| 不情愿 | bù qíng yuàn | unwilling |
| 自愿者 | zì yuàn zhě | volunteer; consenting participant |
| 心愿单 | xīn yuàn dān | wish list |
| 两相情愿 | liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn | both sides are willing; by mutual consent |
| 心甘情愿 | xīn gān qíng yuàn | delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do |
| 甘心情愿 | gān xīn qíng yuàn | willingly and gladly (idiom) |
| 两情两愿 | liǎng qíng liǎng yuàn | by mutual consent (north China dialect) |
| 太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 | tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu | Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing … |
| 不愿 | bù yuàn | unwilling |
| 心愿 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration |
| 生愿 | shēng yuàn | desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā); craving for rebirth |
| 愿心 | yuàn xīn | a wish; a request (to a deity) |
| 自愿 | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 发愿 | fā yuàn | to vow |
| 许下愿心 | xǔ xià yuàn xīn | to express a wish (to a deity) |
| 志愿者 | zhì yuàn zhě | volunteer |