(wàng)

HSK 311 strokes

full moon

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wàng
Meaning
full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿰亡月王

A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shīwàng
HSK 4

disappointed

Open 失望 page →
HSK 7-9

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)

Open 喜出望外 page →
shēwàng
HSK 7-9

an extravagant hope

Open 奢望 page →
zhǎnwàng
HSK 7-9

outlook

Open 展望 page →
rénwàng

prestige; esteem

Open 人望 page →
yǎngwàng

to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully

Open 仰望 page →
wàng

hope; to hope; to look forward to

Open 企望 page →

to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

Open 一望无垠 page →

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