望

See also: 朢

望 U+671B, 望 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-671B ← 朚 [U+671A] CJK Unified Ideographs 朜 → [U+671C]

望 U+FA93, 望 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA93 ← 朗 [U+FA92] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 杖 → [U+FA94]

望 U+2F8D9, 望 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F8D9 ← 朗 [U+2F8D8] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 朡 → [U+2F8DA]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order (Japan)

Japanese	望
Simplified	望
Traditional	望

Alternative forms

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 Mainland China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the bottom component is written 王. Note that the standard Kangxi form is written ⿱⿰亡月𡈼.

Han character

望 (Kangxi 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(GJKV) or ⿱⿰亡𱼀𡈼(HT))

Derived characters

• 𠻾, 𱼙, 𥊛, 𧫢, 𬪶, 𬂙, 𱢽, 𪚤, 𬖉, 𭩌, 𭩔, 𭩕, 𪱮, 𪱯, 𦹑, 𥲠

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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

• Unihan data for U+FA93

• Unihan data for U+2F8D9

Chinese

trad.		望
simp. #		望
alternative forms		朢／望 𣈂 𦣠 𥩿 𣍢 朢／望 𣈂 𦣠 𥩿 𣍢 𥪛 𢾘 𭱗

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 望
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (亡) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	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

Originally written 𦣠, an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 臣 (“eye”) + 𡈼 (“person standing on the ground”) – a person standing up and looking off into the distance. Later 月 (“moon”) was added to produce 朢.

The 臣 component is now written 亡, making the current form a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maŋ, *maŋs) : phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ) + semantic 月 + semantic 𡈼.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mraŋ (“to see”). Cognate with Burmese မြင် (mrang).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàng (wang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mong⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mong⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): mong

  (Meixian, Guangdong): mong⁴ / vong⁴

• Northern Min (KCR): uō̤ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): uông
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bāng / bōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mo⁷ / bhuang⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶maon; ⁶waon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàng
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴
    • Yale: wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanq
    • Palladius: ван (van)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mong⁶
    • Yale: mohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbɔŋ³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mong
    • Hakka Romanization System: mong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /moŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: mong⁴ / vong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mɔŋ⁵³/, /ʋɔŋ⁵³/

Note:

• mong4 - vernacular;
• vong4 - literary.

• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uō̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uɔŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: uông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uɔŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāng / bōng
    • Tâi-lô: bāng / bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bang, bong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /baŋ²²/, /bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /baŋ⁴¹/, /bɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /baŋ²²/, /bɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /baŋ³³/, /bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /baŋ³³/, /bɔŋ³³/

Note:

• bāng - vernacular;
• bōng - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: mo⁷ / bhuang⁶
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mō / buăng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo¹¹/, /buaŋ³⁵/

Note: bhuang6 - “fame, 15th day in a lunar month”.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶maon; ⁶waon
    • MiniDict: maon^去; waon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³maan; ³hhuaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²³/, /ɦuɑ̃²³/

Note:

• 3maan - vernacular;
• 3hhuaan - literary.

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• Middle Chinese: mjang, mjangH

Rime
Character	望	望
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	陽 (106)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	武方切	巫放切
Baxter	mjang	mjangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐŋ/	/mʉɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐŋ/	/mʷiɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɑŋ/	/miuɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muaŋ/	/muaŋH/
Li Rong	/miuaŋ/	/miuaŋH/
Wang Li	/mĭwaŋ/	/mĭwaŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/miwaŋ/	/miwaŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wáng	wàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mong4	mong6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*maŋ/, /*maŋ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*maŋ/, /*maŋs/

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

望

1. to see; to watch (especially from a distance)

   眺望  ―  tiàowàng  ―  to watch from a vantage point

   • 吾視其轍亂，望其旗靡，故逐之。 [MSC, trad.]
     吾视其辙乱，望其旗靡，故逐之。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Zuozhuan.

     Wú shì qí zhé luàn, wàng qí qí mǐ, gù zhú zhī. [Pinyin]

     Having seen the disorderly tracks they left behind and espied their low-hanging banners afar, I gave the order to pursue them.

   • 望之不似人君。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wàng zhī bù sì rénjūn. [Pinyin]

     When I looked at him – even from a distance – I could not find a leader there.

2. (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 dou^3-2 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)

   • 含住個雞包仔　望住四寶雞扎 [Cantonese, trad.]
     含住个鸡包仔　望住四宝鸡扎 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2001, 謝立文 (Brian Tse), 麥兜與雞 (theme song of My Life as McDull)

     ham⁴ zyu⁶ go³ gai¹ baau¹ zai², mong⁶ zyu⁶ sei³ bou² gai¹ zaat³ [Jyutping]

     With a chicken bun in my mouth, staring at the four-treasure chicken roll

3. to gaze at; to stare at

   • 舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     举头望明月，低头思故乡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, 李白 (Li Bai), 靜夜思 ("Quiet Night Thought")

     Jǔtóu wàng míngyuè, dītóu sī gùxiāng. [Pinyin]

     I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon and bow my head to think of my hometown.

4. (figurative) to observe; to watch

   觀望／观望  ―  guānwàng  ―  to observe without taking action

5. to hope; to expect

   希望  ―  xīwàng  ―  to hope; to wish; to desire

   願望／愿望  ―  yuànwàng  ―  wish; desire

6. fame; reputation

   名望  ―  míngwàng  ―  fame

   威望  ―  wēiwàng  ―  prestige

7. location; locality

   郡望  ―  jùnwàng  ―  ancestral home; place of origin (of one's lineage)

   地望  ―  dìwàng  ―  geographical location; geography

8. (Chinese astronomy) the day or night of the full moon

   朔望月  ―  shuòwàngyuè  ―  synodic month

   • 壬戌之秋，七月既望，蘇子與客泛舟遊於赤壁之下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     壬戌之秋，七月既望，苏子与客泛舟游于赤壁之下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1082, Su Shi (蘇軾), The Red Wall: Summer (《前赤壁賦》). English translation by Herbert Allen Giles.

     Rénxū zhī qiū, qīyuè jìwàng, Sūzǐ yǔ kè fànzhōu yóu yú Chìbì zhī xià. [Pinyin]

     In the year 1081, the seventh moon just on the wane, I went with a friend on a boat excursion to the Red Wall.

9. (Mandarin, Wu) towards

   alt. forms: 往

   望前頭跑／望前头跑 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁶maon ⁶zhi-deu₆ ⁶bau [Wugniu]  ―  Run (towards) forward.

Usage notes

The preposition "towards" is commonly written as 往 in Mandarin. Sometimes written as 往 for Wu usage.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 看 (“to look”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		視, 見, 看
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		看
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	看, 瞧, 瞅
	Taiwan	看
	Harbin	看, 瞧
	Malaysia	看
	Singapore	看
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	看
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	看
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	看
	Xi'an	看
	Xining	看
	Xuzhou	看, 望
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	看
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	看, 𧢭
	Wuhan	看, 睄, 瞄
	Guiyang	看, 望
	Guilin	看
	Liuzhou	看
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	看, 瞧
	Yangzhou	看, 望, 瞧
	Hefei	看, 望
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
	Macau (Tanka)	睇
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	睇
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	睇
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	睇
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	睇
	Foshan	睇
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	睇
	Foshan (Shunde)	睇
	Foshan (Sanshui)	睇
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	睇
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	看
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	睇
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	睇
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	睇
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	睇
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	睇
	Taishan	睇, 望
	Kaiping (Chikan)	睇
	Enping (Niujiang)	睇
	Heshan (Yayao)	睇
	Dongguan	睇
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	睇
	Qingyuan	睇
	Fogang	睇
	Yingde (Hanguang)	睇
	Yangshan	望
	Lianshan (Butian)	看
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	望
	Shaoguan	睇
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	睇
	Renhua	睇
	Lechang	睇
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	睇
	Sihui	睇
	Guangning	睇
	Deqing	睇
	Huaiji	望
	Yunfu	睇
	Xinxing	睇
	Luoding	睇
	Yunan (Pingtai)	睇
	Yangjiang	看, 睇, 瞄
	Xinyi	睇
	Maoming (Xinpo)	睇
	Lianjiang	睇
	Nanning	睇
	Nanning (Tanka)	睇, 望
	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
Qinzhou (Changtan)	瞭, 瞫
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	看
Beihai	睇
Beihai (Yingpan)	看
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	睇
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	睇
Ningming	睇
Hengzhou	睇
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	睇
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	睇
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	睇
Penang (Guangfu)	睇
Singapore (Guangfu)	睇
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	睇
Móng Cái	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
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	看
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	看
	Liannan	看
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	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 (Shexi)	看
	Tonggu (Sandu)	看
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	看
	Dayu	看
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	看
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	看
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	看, 䀴
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	看, 䀴
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	䀴
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	䀴
	Hong Kong	看
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	看
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	睇
	Xinyi (Sihe)	睇
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	睇, 看
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	睇
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	睇, 看
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	看
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	看
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	看
	Mengshan (Xihe)	看
	Luchuan	看
	Senai (Huiyang)	看
	Kuching (Hepo)	看
	Singapore (Dabu)	看
Huizhou	Jixi	看, 望
Jin	Taiyuan	看, 瞭
	Xinzhou	看
Northern Min	Jian'ou	覷
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	覷
	Songxi	䁐
	Zhenghe	覷
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	覷
	Jianyang	覷
	Wuyishan	覷
	Pucheng (Shibei)	覷
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	看, 覷
	Fuzhou (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
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	看
Southern Min	Xiamen	看
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	看
	Quanzhou	看
	Jinjiang	看
	Nan'an	看
	Shishi	看
	Hui'an	看
	Anxi	看
	Yongchun	看
	Dehua	看
	Zhangzhou	看
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	看
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	看
	Hua'an	看
	Nanjing	看
	Pinghe	看
	Zhangpu	看
	Yunxiao	看
	Zhao'an	看, 睇
	Dongshan	看
	Taipei	看
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	看
	Kaohsiung	看
	Tainan	看
	Kinmen	看
	Penghu (Magong)	看
	Penang (Hokkien)	看
	Singapore (Hokkien)	看
	Manila (Hokkien)	看
	Medan (Hokkien)	看
	Longyan	䁐
	Zhangping	看
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	看
	Datian	看
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	看
	Guilin (Biyange)	看
	Chaozhou	睇
	Raoping	睇
	Shantou	睇
	Shantou (Chenghai)	睇
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	睇
	Jieyang	睇
	Lufeng	睇
	Haifeng	睇
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	睇
	Singapore (Teochew)	睇
	Pontianak (Teochew)	睇
	Leizhou	䁐, 𥆑
	Wenchang	望, 䁐
	Haikou	望, 䁐
	Qionghai	望
	Singapore (Hainanese)	望
Puxian Min	Putian	看
	Xianyou	看
Central Min	Yong'an	䁐
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	䁐
	Sanming (Shaxian)	䁐
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	望, 覷
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	睇
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	看
Shehua	Fu'an	睇
	Fuding	睇
	Luoyuan	睇
	Sanming	睇
	Shunchang	睇
	Hua'an	睇
	Guixi (Zhangping)	睇
	Cangnan	睇
	Jingning (Hexi)	睇
	Lishui	睇
	Longyou	睇
	Chaozhou	睇
	Fengshun	睇
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	望
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	望
	Luxi (Baisha)	望
Wu	Shanghai	看
	Shanghai (Chongming)	看
	Suzhou	看
	Wuxi	看
	Danyang	看, 望
	Hangzhou	看
	Ningbo	看, 相
	Wenzhou	眙, 張
	Lishui	望
	Jinhua	望
Xiang	Changsha	看
	Loudi	相
	Shuangfeng	看, 相

Compounds

• 一望 (yīwàng)
• 一望無垠／一望无垠 (yīwàngwúyín)
• 一望無邊／一望无边
• 一望無際／一望无际 (yīwàngwújì)
• 一望而知 (yīwàng'érzhī)
• 一線希望／一线希望
• 不承望
• 不指望
• 不負眾望／不负众望 (bùfù-zhòngwàng)
• 人望 (rénwàng)
• 令望
• 仰望 (yǎngwàng)
• 伏望
• 企望 (qǐwàng)
• 倚扉而望
• 倚門佇望／倚门伫望
• 倚閭之望／倚闾之望
• 偵望／侦望
• 偷目竊望／偷目窃望 (tōumùqièwàng)
• 僉望／佥望
• 公才公望
• 冀望 (jìwàng)
• 冠蓋相望／冠盖相望
• 凝望 (níngwàng)
• 功高望重
• 北望
• 卓望
• 南望 (Nánwàng)
• 博望侯
• 博望坡
• 厚望 (hòuwàng)
• 可望 (kěwàng)
• 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Min Nan)
• 名望 (míngwàng)
• 名望體面／名望体面
• 品望
• 喜出望外 (xǐchūwàngwài)
• 四望
• 地望 (dìwàng)
• 在望 (zàiwàng)
• 地望高華／地望高华
• 大喜過望／大喜过望 (dàxǐguòwàng)
• 大失人望
• 大失所望 (dàshīsuǒwàng)
• 大為失望／大为失望
• 太公望
• 失望 (shīwàng)
• 奢望 (shēwàng)
• 好望角 (Hǎowàngjiǎo)
• 威望 (wēiwàng)
• 孔章望斗
• 孚眾望／孚众望
• 守望 (shǒuwàng)
• 守望相助 (shǒuwàngxiāngzhù)
• 宮牆外望／宫墙外望
• 宿望
• 寄望 (jìwàng)
• 展望 (zhǎnwàng)
• 屬望／属望
• 巴南牆望／巴南墙望
• 巴望 (bāwàng)
• 巴高望上
• 布望
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 希望小學／希望小学 (xīwàng xiǎoxué)
• 平隴望蜀／平陇望蜀
• 引領而望／引领而望
• 引頸翹望／引颈翘望
• 張望／张望 (zhāngwàng)
• 彌望／弥望 (míwàng)
• 得一望十
• 得隴望蜀／得陇望蜀 (délǒngwàngshǔ)
• 德尊望重
• 德望
• 德深望重
• 德隆望尊
• 德隆望重
• 德高望重 (dégāowàngzhòng)
• 怨望 (yuànwàng)
• 恚望
• 悵望／怅望
• 意出望外
• 想望 (xiǎngwàng)
• 慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
• 憑高望遠／凭高望远
• 懸懸而望／悬悬而望
• 懸望／悬望
• 戴盆望天
• 才望 (cáiwàng)
• 承望 (chéngwàng)
• 拜望 (bàiwàng)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 探望 (tànwàng)
• 放眼望去
• 施不望報／施不望报
• 族望
• 旗鼓相望
• 既望 (jìwàng)
• 旦望
• 昂首望天
• 春望
• 映望
• 時望／时望
• 時望所歸／时望所归
• 月望
• 有望 (yǒuwàng)
• 朔望 (shuòwàng)
• 朔望月 (shuòwàngyuè)
• 望候
• 望八
• 望其肩背
• 望其肩項／望其肩项
• 望其項背／望其项背 (wàngqíxiàngbèi)
• 望古遙集／望古遥集
• 望塵不及／望尘不及
• 望塵而拜／望尘而拜
• 望塵莫及／望尘莫及 (wàngchénmòjí)
• 望外
• 望夫石 (wàngfūshí)
• 望子 (wàngzi)
• 望子成龍／望子成龙 (wàngzǐchénglóng)
• 望安 (Wàng'ān)
• 望山
• 望巴巴
• 望帝
• 望帝啼鵑／望帝啼鹃
• 望幸
• 望府座 (Wàngfǔzuò)
• 望彌撒／望弥撒
• 望文生義／望文生义 (wàngwénshēngyì)
• 望斷／望断
• 望族 (wàngzú)
• 望日 (wàngrì)
• 望月 (wàngyuè)
• 望朔 (wàngshuò)
• 望望
• 望杏瞻榆
• 望杏瞻蒲
• 望梅止渴 (wàngméizhǐkě)
• 望梅消渴
• 望樓／望楼 (wànglóu)
• 望樓車／望楼车
• 望歲／望岁
• 望氣／望气
• 望洋 (wàngyáng)
• 望洋興歎／望洋兴叹 (wàngyángxīngtàn)
• 望洋驚嘆／望洋惊叹
• 望田 (Wàngtián)
• 望眼將穿／望眼将穿
• 望眼欲穿 (wàngyǎnyùchuān)
• 望祭
• 望秋先零
• 望穿秋水 (wàngchuānqiūshuǐ)
• 望竿
• 望而卻步／望而却步 (wàng'érquèbù)
• 望而生畏 (wàng'érshēngwèi)
• 望聞問切／望闻问切 (wàngwénwènqiè)
• 望舒
• 望衡對宇／望衡对宇
• 望見／望见 (wàngjiàn)
• 望診／望诊
• 望諸君／望诸君
• 望遠鏡／望远镜 (wàngyuǎnjìng)
• 望遠鏡頭／望远镜头 (wàngyuǎn jìngtóu)
• 望鄉臺／望乡台
• 望門大嚼／望门大嚼
• 望門妨／望门妨
• 望門寡／望门寡
• 望門投止／望门投止
• 望雲／望云
• 望雲之情／望云之情
• 望風／望风 (wàngfēng)
• 望風希指／望风希指
• 望風承旨／望风承旨
• 望風披靡／望风披靡
• 望風捕影／望风捕影
• 望風撲影／望风扑影
• 望風瓦解／望风瓦解
• 望風而潰／望风而溃
• 望風而走／望风而走
• 望風而逃／望风而逃
• 望風而遁／望风而遁
• 望風而降／望风而降
• 望風而靡／望风而靡 (wàngfēng'érmǐ)
• 望風響應／望风响应
• 朝望
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 期望值 (qīwàngzhí)
• 東張西望／东张西望 (dōngzhāngxīwàng)
• 東望／东望
• 東觀西望／东观西望 (dōngguānxīwàng)
• 柴望
• 槥車相望／槥车相望
• 欲望 (yùwàng)
• 殷望
• 毋望之福
• 毋望之禍／毋望之祸
• 民望 (mínwàng)
• 沒了指望／没了指望
• 沒指望／没指望
• 清望
• 渴望 (kěwàng)
• 滿望／满望
• 潛望鏡／潜望镜 (qiánwàngjìng)
• 無指望／无指望
• 無望／无望 (wúwàng)
• 照望
• 熱望／热望 (rèwàng)
• 犀牛望月
• 登樓望闕／登楼望阙
• 登高望遠／登高望远
• 白望
• 看望 (kànwàng)
• 相望 (xiāngwàng)
• 盼望 (pànwàng)
• 眾所瞻望／众所瞻望
• 眺望 (tiàowàng)
• 眾望／众望 (zhòngwàng)
• 眾望所依／众望所依
• 眾望所歸／众望所归 (zhòngwàngsuǒguī)
• 眾望所積／众望所积
• 眾望攸歸／众望攸归
• 眾望有歸／众望有归
• 眺望臺／眺望台
• 瞭望／了望 (liàowàng)
• 瞭望山／了望山
• 瞭望臺／了望台 (liàowàngtái)
• 瞻望 (zhānwàng)
• 矚望／瞩望
• 碩望／硕望
• 祈望 (qíwàng)
• 萬望／万望
• 萬里之望
• 策望
• 素望
• 絕望／绝望 (juéwàng)
• 羅望子／罗望子 (luówàngzǐ)
• 翹首盼望／翘首盼望
• 耆儒碩望／耆儒硕望
• 聞望／闻望
• 聲望／声望 (shēngwàng)
• 肩背相望
• 脈望／脉望
• 觀望／观望 (guānwàng)
• 觀望成敗／观望成败
• 觖望
• 誰承望／谁承望
• 譽望／誉望
• 資望／资望 (zīwàng)
• 資淺望輕／资浅望轻
• 跂望
• 車書相望／车书相望
• 過望／过望 (guòwàng)
• 道殣相望
• 遙望／遥望 (yáowàng)
• 遠望／远望 (yuǎnwàng)
• 遷喬之望／迁乔之望
• 遲回觀望／迟回观望
• 郡望
• 鄉望／乡望
• 酒望子 (jiǔwàngzi)
• 門望／门望
• 陟岵瞻望
• 隃望
• 雅望
• 難望項背／难望项背
• 雲霓之望／云霓之望
• 非望
• 項背相望／项背相望
• 顒望／颙望
• 願望／愿望 (yuànwàng)
• 風望／风望
• 養望／养望
• 餒殍相望／馁殍相望
• 首丘之望
• 騁望／骋望
• 騖望／骛望
• 鵠望／鹄望 (húwàng)
• 鶴望／鹤望
• 鷹覷鶻望／鹰觑鹘望

 

Descendants

• → Thai: มอง (mɔɔng, “watch, look”)

References

• “望”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	望
Kyūjitai	望󠄁 望+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	望󠄅 望+󠄅? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

望

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. wish
2. hope
3. desire

Readings

• Go-on: もう (mō, Jōyō)^{←まう (mau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ぼう (bō, Jōyō)^{←ばう (bau, historical)}
• Kun: のぞむ (nozomu, 望む, Jōyō)、のぞましい (nozomashii, 望ましい)、のぞみ (nozomi)、もち (mochi, 望)
• Nanori: のぞみ (nozomi)、のぞむ (nozomu)、み (mi)、もち (mochi)

Compounds

• 望(ぼう)遠(えん) (bōen): seeing at a distance
• 希(き)望(ぼう) (kibō): hope, wish, aspiration
• 絶(ぜつ)望(ぼう) (zetsubō): despair, hopelessness

Proper noun

望(のぞむ) • (Nozomu) 

1. a male given name

Proper noun

望(のぞみ) • (Nozomi) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 望 (MC mjangH). Recorded as Middle Korean 마ᇰ〯 (mǎng) (Yale: mǎng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [망(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

望 (eumhun 바랄 망 (baral mang))

1. Hanja form^? of 망 (“to desire; to expect; to hope”).
2. Hanja form^? of 망 (“to gaze; to look”).
3. Hanja form^? of 망 (“to admire; to respect”).
4. Hanja form^? of 망 (“to peek; to peep”).

Compounds

• 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)
• 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)
• 망원경(望遠鏡) (mang'won'gyeong, “telescope”)
• 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)
• 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)
• 사속지망(嗣續之望) (sasokjimang)
• 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)
• 순망간(旬望間) (sunmanggan)
• 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) (yongmang)
• 욕망(欲望) (yongmang)
• 원망(怨望) (wonmang, “to deplore; to reproach”)
• 원망(遠望) (wonmang)
• 원망(願望) (wonmang)
• 유망(有望) (yumang)
• 의려지망(倚閭之望) (uiryeojimang)
• 의문지망(倚門之望) (uimunjimang)
• 인망(人望) (inmang)
• 일망(一望) (ilmang)
• 잠망경(潛望鏡) (jammanggyeong)
• 장진지망(長進之望) (jangjinjimang)
• 전망(展望) (jeonmang, “view; outlook”)
• 절망(切望) (jeolmang)
• 절망(絶望) (jeolmang, “despair”)
• 절망적(絶望的) (jeolmangjeok)
• 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)
• 천하지망(天下之望) (cheonhajimang)
• 촉망(囑望) (chongmang)
• 효망(驍望) (hyomang)
• 후망(後望) (humang)
• 희망(希望) (huimang, “hope”)

 

References

• 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

Han character

望: Hán Nôm readings: vọng

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