The character "望" has 11 strokes. "望" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "望" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "望" are "wàng" . View the stroke order of "望">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "望"

v.: look/gaze into the distance; look over; watch; scrutinize; hope; expect; face afar; call on; pay a visit; hate; (of one's age) approach; come close/near to

n.: plenilune; full moon; 15th (sometimes the 16th or the 17th) day of a lunar month; day of plenilune; reputation; streamer sign (of a shop); range of vision, imagination, hope or expectation

adj.: reputable

prep.: to; towards

Form words with "望"

身负重望 enjoy great fame

望了他一眼 shoot a glance at him

Example phrases using "望"

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