Dong Chinese dictionary

wàng

to look at

Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon (月). 亡 is a sound component.

Components

亡 Sound component

wáng

death

月 Iconic component

yuè

moon

𡈼 Iconic component

tǐng

stand upright

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wàng

to look at, look forward; to hope, expect; full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

wàng

15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wàng]

Most common words with 望

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