願 meaning and stroke order
Desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
How to write 願, stroke by stroke
19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 願
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) wish; hope; desire
- to be willing
- to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
- vow; pledge
How 願 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Head.
頁 gives the meaning and 原 hints at the sound.
Radical: 頁 (page), shared by 45 characters on this site.
How to remember 願
願 combines 原 (yuán), which gives the sound, with 頁 (yè), meaning head. Picture a wish forming in your head, and 原 reminds you it sounds like yuán, close to yuàn.
願 is the traditional form. In mainland simplified Chinese the same word is written 愿, as in the common words 愿意 (yuànyì) and 愿望 (yuànwàng). It often means to be willing or to wish that something happens, for example 我願意幫你 (wǒ yuànyì bāng nǐ), I am willing to help you.
Common mistake: Learners often say yuán with a second tone because of the phonetic part 原 (yuán), but 願 is fourth tone, yuàn. Also do not confuse it with 原 alone, which means original or source, not wish.
Common words with 願
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 願意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want | HSK 2 |
| 願望 | yuànwàng | desire; wish | HSK 3 |
| 志願者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer | HSK 3 |
| 志願 | zhìyuàn | aspiration; ambition | HSK 3 |
| 自願 | zìyuàn | voluntary | HSK 5 |
| 意願 | yìyuàn | aspiration; wish (for) | HSK 6 |
| 心願 | xīnyuàn | cherished desire; dream | HSK 6 |
| 祝願 | zhùyuàn | to wish | HSK 6 |
| 寧願 | nìngyuàn | would rather ... (than ...) | HSK 7-9 |
| 但願 | dànyuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) | HSK 7-9 |
| 情願 | qíngyuàn | willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) | HSK 7-9 |
| 遺願 | yíyuàn | final wishes of the departed | HSK 7-9 |
| 如願以償 | rúyuànyǐcháng | to have one's wish fulfilled | HSK 7-9 |
| 不願 | bùyuàn | unwilling |
Questions about 願
How many strokes are in 願?
願 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 願 mean?
願 (yuàn) means desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing. A common word with it is 愿意 (yuànyì), meaning "to wish; to want".
How do you pronounce 願?
願 is pronounced yuàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 願?
The radical of 願 is 頁, which carries the idea of "page". Dictionaries list 願 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 願?
願 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 愿, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 願 and 愿?
愿 is the simplified form used in mainland China, and 願 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They are written differently but are the same word with the same meaning.
How do you use 願 to give a blessing?
願 can start a wish meaning may, as in 願你平安 (yuàn nǐ píng'ān), may you be safe. The word 祝愿 (zhùyuàn) is also common in greetings and cards.