盼

to hope for; to long for; to expect

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,776 U+76FC

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 (semantic, “eye”) + 分 (phonetic, fēn)

components: 目分

await hopefully · Heisig RSH #1942

eyeball + 分 part

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 分

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 分 (fēn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
分 sound component	fēn	to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
粉	fěn	powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
盆	pén	basin, bowl, pot, tub
芬	fēn	aroma, fragrance, perfume
纷	fēn	tangled, scattered; numerous, confused
扮	bàn	costume, disguise; to dress up
酚	fēn	carbolic acid; phenol
汾	fén	a river in Shanxi province
忿	fèn	anger, fury; exasperation
吩	fēn	to order, to command; to instruct
氛	fēn	air; atmosphere
玢	bīn	(archaic) a kind of jade, porphyrite
棻	fēn	sandalwood
棼	fén	rafters; disordered, confused
邠	bīn	a county in Shaanxi province
鼢	fén	a variety of mole
坌	bèn	dust; earth; river bank; to dig; to unite

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
盼星星盼月亮	pàn xīng xīng pàn yuè liàng	to wish for the stars and the moon; to have unreal expectations
顾盼自雄	gù pàn zì xióng	to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)
盼头	pàn tou	hopes; good prospects
左顾右盼	zuǒ gù yòu pàn	glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
期盼	qī pàn	to expect; to await
盼复	pàn fù	expecting your reply (epistolary style)
切盼	qiè pàn	(formal) to earnestly hope
盼望	pàn wàng	to hope for; to look forward to
顾盼	gù pàn	(literary) to look around; (literary) to care for
企盼	qǐ pàn	to hope for; to look forward to
翘盼	qiáo pàn	to long for; eager for
奢盼	shē pàn	an extravagant hope; to have unrealistic expectations
祈盼	qí pàn	to earnestly hope for; to fervently wish for
盼睐	pàn lài	your favors; your consideration