Translingual [ edit ]
Alternative forms [ edit ]
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 China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the bottom component is written 王 . Note that the standard Kangxi form is written ⿱⿰亡月𡈼.
Han character [ edit ]
望 (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 (G J K V ) or ⿱⿰亡 ⿴𠂊 ⺀ 𡈼 (H T ))
References [ edit ]
KangXi: 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
Chinese [ edit ]
Glyph origin [ edit ]
Old Chinese
忙
*maːŋ
芒
*maːŋ, *maŋ
茫
*maːŋ
恾
*maːŋ
吂
*maːŋ, *maːŋs
汒
*maːŋ, *maŋs
朚
*maːŋ, *hmaːŋ, *maŋ, *mraːŋ, *mraːŋs
邙
*maːŋ, *maŋ
杗
*maːŋ, *maŋ
荒
*hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋs
肓
*hmaːŋ
衁
*hmaːŋ
巟
*hmaːŋ
詤
*hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ, *hmaŋʔ
慌
*hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ
謊
*hmaːŋʔ
喪
*smaːŋs, *smaːŋ
亡
*maŋ
望
*maŋ, *maŋs
莣
*maŋ
朢
*maŋ, *maŋs
鋩
*maŋ
硭
*maŋ
忘
*maŋ, *maŋs
网
*mlaŋʔ
罔
*mlaŋʔ
蛧
*maŋʔ
網
*mlaŋʔ
輞
*maŋʔ
棢
*maŋʔ
惘
*maŋʔ
菵
*maŋʔ
誷
*maŋʔ
魍
*maŋʔ
妄
*maŋs
盲
*mraːŋ
蝱
*mraːŋ
虻
*mraːŋ
氓
*mraːŋ
甿
*mraːŋ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 , OC *maŋ, *maŋs ): phonetic 亡 ( OC *maŋ) + semantic 月 + semantic 𡈼 .
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mraŋ ( “ to see ” ) . Cognate with Burmese မြင် ( mrang ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Note :
mong4 - vernacular;
vong4 - literary.
Min Bei
Min Dong
Min Nan
Note :
bāng - vernacular;
bōng - literary.
Note : bhuang6 - “fame, 15th day in a lunar month”.
Note :
3maan - vernacular;
3hhuaan - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
望
望
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
wàng
wàng
Middle Chinese
‹ mjang ›
‹ mjangH ›
Old Chinese
/*maŋ/
/*maŋ-s/
English
look at from a distance
look at from a distance
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
望
望
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
12667
12686
Phonetic component
亡
亡
Rime group
陽
陽
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
亡
妄
Old Chinese
/*maŋ/
/*maŋs/
Definitions [ edit ]
望
to see ; to watch ( especially from a distance )
眺望 ― tiàowàng ― to watch from a vantage point
( 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)
to gaze at; to stare at
( figuratively ) to observe ; to watch
觀望 / 观望 ― guānwàng ― to observe without taking action
to hope ; to expect
希望 ― xīwàng ― to hope; to wish; to desire
願望 / 愿望 ― yuànwàng ― wish; desire
fame ; reputation
名望 ― míngwàng ― fame
威望 ― wēiwàng ― prestige
location ; locality
郡望 ― jùnwàng ― ancestral home; place of origin ( of one's lineage )
地望 ― dìwàng ― geographical location; geography
( Chinese astronomy ) the day or night of the full moon
朔望 月 ― shuòwàng yuè ― synodic month
Synonyms [ edit ]
Dialectal synonyms of
看 (“to look”)
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Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
視 , 見 , 看
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
看
Mandarin
Beijing
看 , 瞧 , 瞅
Taiwan
看
Harbin
瞧
Muping
看
Jinan
看
Wanrong
看
Xi'an
看
Xining
看
Ürümqi
看
Wuhan
看 , 睄 , 瞄
Chengdu
看 , 𧢭
Guiyang
看 , 望
Guilin
看
Liuzhou
看
Xuzhou
望
Yangzhou
看 , 望 , 瞧
Nanjing
看 , 瞧
Hefei
看 , 望
Malaysia
看
Singapore
看
Cantonese
Guangzhou
睇 , 望
Hong Kong
睇 , 望
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
睇
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
睇
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
睇
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
睇
Macau
睇
Panyu
睇
Huadu (Huashan)
睇
Conghua
睇
Zengcheng
睇
Foshan
睇
Nanhai (Shatou)
睇
Shunde
睇
Sanshui
睇
Gaoming (Mingcheng)
睇
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
看
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
睇
Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)
睇
Doumen
睇
Jiangmen (Baisha)
睇
Xinhui
睇
Taishan
睇 , 望
Kaiping (Chikan)
睇
Enping (Niujiang)
睇
Heshan (Yayao)
睇
Dongguan
睇
Bao'an (Shajing)
睇
Qingyuan
睇
Fogang
睇
Yingde (Hanguang)
睇
Yangshan
睇
Lianshan (Butian)
看
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
望
Shaoguan
睇
Qujiang
睇
Renhua
睇
Lechang
睇
Gaoyao
睇
Sihui
睇
Guangning
睇
Deqing
睇
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
看
Yunfu
睇
Xinxing
睇
Luoding
睇
Yunan (Pingtai)
睇
Yangjiang
看 , 睇 , 瞄
Xinyi
睇
Maoming (Xinpo)
睇
Lianjiang
睇
Nanning
睇
Wuzhou
睇
Yulin
睇
Hepu (Lianzhou)
看
Guiping
睇
Mengshan (Xihe)
看
Guigang (Nanjiang)
睇
Beiliu (Tangliao)
睇
Baise
睇
Bobai
睇
Lingshan
看
Pubei
睇
Qinzhou
睇
Beihai
睇
Ningming
睇
Hengxian
睇
Hezhou (Pumen)
睇
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
睇
Singapore (Guangfu)
睇
Gan
Nanchang
看 , 相 , 望
Lichuan
看
Pingxiang
看
Hakka
Meixian
看 , 睞
Xingning
看
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
睇
Huiyang
看
Huidong (Daling)
看
Dongguan (Qingxi)
看
Boluo (Bendihua)
睇
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
看
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
看
Heyuan (Bendihua)
睇
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
睇
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
睇
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
看 , 睇
Wengyuan
看
Qujiang
看
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
看
Liannan
看
Conghua (Lütian)
看
Jiexi
看
Luhe
看
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
䀴
Changting
䀴 , 望
Wuping
看
Wuping (Yanqian)
看
Wuping (Pingyu)
看
Liancheng
䀴
Ninghua
䀴
Yudu
看 , 望
Ningdu
看
Ruijin
看
Shicheng
看
Shangyou
看
Tonggu (Sandu)
看
Ganzhou (Panlong)
看
Dayu
看
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
看
Liudui (S. Sixian)
看
Hsinchu (Hailu)
看 , 䀴
Dongshi (Dabu)
看 , 䀴
Hsinchu (Raoping)
䀴
Yunlin (Zhao'an)
䀴
Hong Kong
看
Yangxi (Tangkou)
看
Yangchun (Sanjia)
睇
Xinyi (Sihe)
睇
Xinyi (Qianpai)
睇 , 看
Gaozhou (Xindong)
睇
Dianbai (Shalang)
睇 , 看
Huazhou (Xin'an)
看
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
看
Lianjiang (Qingping)
看
Mengshan (Xihe)
看
Luchuan
看
Senai (Huiyang)
看
Huizhou
Jixi
看 , 望
Jin
Taiyuan
看 , 瞭
Xinzhou
看
Min Bei
Jian'ou
覷
Jian'ou (Dikou)
覷
Songxi
䁐
Zhenghe
覷
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
覷
Jianyang
覷
Wuyishan
覷
Pucheng (Shibei)
覷
Min Dong
Fuzhou
看 , 覷
Changle
覷
Lianjiang
覷
Fuqing
覷
Pingtan
覷
Yongtai
覷
Minqing
覷
Gutian
覷
Pingnan
看
Luoyuan
看
Fu'an
睨
Ningde
看
Xiapu
看
Zherong
看
Shouning
望
Zhouning
睨
Fuding
看
Matsu
看
Min Nan
Xiamen
看
Tong'an
看
Quanzhou
看
Jinjiang
看
Nan'an
看
Shishi
看
Hui'an
看
Anxi
看
Yongchun
看
Dehua
看
Zhangzhou
看
Longhai
看
Changtai
看
Hua'an
看
Nanjing
看
Pinghe
看
Zhangpu
看
Yunxiao
看
Zhao'an
看 , 睇
Dongshan
看
Taipei
看
Kaohsiung
看
Tainan
看
Sanxia
看
Kinmen
看
Magong
看
Penang (Hokkien)
看
Singapore (Hokkien)
看
Manila (Hokkien)
看
Longyan
䁐
Zhangping
看
Zhangping (Yongfu)
看
Datian
看
Pingnan (Shangdu)
看
Chaozhou
睇
Shantou
睇
Chenghai
睇
Chaoyang
睇
Jieyang
睇
Lufeng
睇
Haifeng
睇
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
睇
Singapore (Teochew)
睇
Leizhou
望
Wenchang
望
Haikou
望
Qionghai
望
Singapore (Hainanese)
望
Puxian Min
Putian
看
Xianyou
看
Min Zhong
Yong'an
䁐
Sanyuan
䁐
Shaxian
䁐
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
望 , 覷
Sanxiang
睇
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
看
Shehua
Fu'an
睇
Fuding
睇
Luoyuan
睇
Sanming
睇
Shunchang
睇
Hua'an
睇
Guixi
睇
Cangnan
睇
Jingning
睇
Lishui
睇
Longyou
睇
Chaozhou
睇
Fengshun
睇
Waxiang
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
望
Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
望
Luxi (Baisha)
望
Wu
Shanghai
看 , 望
Chongming
看
Suzhou
看 , 望
Danyang
看 , 望
Hangzhou
看
Ningbo
看
Wenzhou
眙 , 張
Jinhua
望
Xiang
Changsha
看
Shuangfeng
看 , 相
Loudi
相
Compounds [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Japanese [ edit ]
望
(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji )
wish
hope
desire
Readings [ edit ]
Compounds [ edit ]
Proper noun [ edit ]
望( のぞむ ) • (Nozomu )
A male given name
Proper noun [ edit ]
望( のぞみ ) • (Nozomi )
A female given name
Etymology [ edit ]
From Middle Chinese 望 (MC mʉɐŋH ). Recorded as Middle Korean 마ᇰ〯 (Yale : mǎng ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Phonetic hangeul: [망 ː ]Long vowel distinction only applies at the initial position. Most speakers no longer distinguish vowel length at any position.
Wikisource
望 (eumhun 바랄 망 ( baral mang ) )
Hanja form? of 망 ( “ to desire ; to expect ; to hope ” ) .
Hanja form? of 망 ( “ to gaze ; to look ” ) .
Hanja form? of 망 ( “ to admire ; to respect ” ) .
Hanja form? of 망 ( “ to peek ; to peep ” ) .
Compounds [ edit ]
Compounds
망간 (望間 , manggan )
망견 (望見 , manggyeon )
망곡 (望哭 , manggok )
망구 (望九 , manggu )
망군 (望軍 , manggun )
망단 (望斷 , mangdan )
망대 (望臺 , mangdae )
망루 (望樓 , mangnu , “watchtower ”)
망륙 (望六 , mangnyuk )
망배 (望拜 , mangbae )
망백 (望百 , mangbaek )
망상 (望床 , mangsang )
망색 (望色 , mangsaek )
망양 (望洋 , mang-yang )
망외 (望外 , mang-oe )
망월 (望月 , mang-wol )
망제 (望祭 , mangje , “ancestor worship ”)
망족 (望族 , mangjok )
망촉 (望蜀 , mangchok )
망칠 (望七 , mangchil )
망팔 (望八 , mangpal )
망풍 (望風 , mangpung )
망향 (望鄕 , manghyang )
망후 (望後 , manghu )
가망 (可望 , gamang )
갈망 (渴望 , galmang )
결망 (觖望 , gyeolmang )
관망 (觀望 , gwanmang )
규망 (闚望 , gyumang )
기망 (企望 , gimang )
기망 (冀望 , gimang )
기망 (器望 , gimang )
기망 (幾望 , gimang )
기망 (期望 , gimang )
기망 (跂望 , gimang )
낙망 (落望 , nangmang )
누망 (縷望 , numang )
다망 (多望 , damang )
단망 (旦望 , danmang )
대망 (大望 , daemang )
대망 (待望 , daemang )
덕망 (德望 , deongmang )
명망 (名望 , myeongmang )
문망 (聞望 , munmang )
문망 (門望 , munmang )
물망 (物望 , mulmang )
본망 (本望 , bonmang )
빙망 (騁望 , bingmang )
사망 (伺望 , samang )
삭망 (朔望 , sangmang )
상망 (相望 , sangmang )
석망 (碩望 , seongmang )
선망 (羨望 , seonmang , “to envy ”)
소망 (所望 , somang )
소망 (素望 , somang )
숙망 (宿望 , sungmang )
신망 (信望 , sinmang )
실망 (失望 , silmang , “disappointment ”)
앙망 (仰望 , angmang )
야망 (野望 , yamang )
여망 (輿望 , yeomang )
여망 (餘望 , yeomang )
열망 (熱望 , yeolmang )
예망 (譽望 , yemang )
옹망 (顒望 , ongmang )
요망 (要望 , yomang )
요망 (遙望 , yomang )
욕망 (慾望 /欲望 , yongmang )
원망 (怨望 , wonmang , “to deplore ; to reproach ”)
원망 (遠望 , wonmang )
원망 (願望 , wonmang )
유망 (有望 , yumang )
인망 (人望 , inmang )
일망 (一望 , ilmang )
전망 (展望 , jeonmang , “view ; outlook ”)
절망 (切望 , jeolmang )
절망 (絶望 , jeolmang , “despair ”)
점망 (覘望 , jeommang )
조망 (眺望 , jomang )
중망 (衆望 , jungmang )
지망 (志望 , jimang )
창망 (悵望 , changmang )
책망 (責望 , chaengmang )
천망 (薦望 , cheonmang )
촉망 (囑望 , chongmang )
효망 (驍望 , hyomang )
후망 (後望 , humang )
희망 (希望 , huimang , “hope ”)
망원경 (望遠鏡 , mang-won-gyeong , “telescope ”)
순망간 (旬望間 , sunmanggan )
잠망경 (潛望鏡 , jammanggyeong )
절망적 (絶望的 , jeolmangjeok )
사속지망 (嗣續之望 , sasokjimang )
의려지망 (倚閭之望 , uiryeojimang )
의문지망 (倚門之望 , uimunjimang )
장진지망 (長進之望 , jangjinjimang )
천하지망 (天下之望 , cheonhajimang )
References [ edit ]
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 . [2]
Vietnamese [ edit ]
Han character [ edit ]
望 : Hán Nôm readings: vọng
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