Read Edit View history 望 wàng HSK3 to look at Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon (月). 亡 is a sound component. Pinyin Separate values with commas wàng ×wang × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 望 Simp strokes 望 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 望 Simp strokes 望 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 望 Simp strokes 望 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 望 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 337, 813 ], [ 408, 781 ], [ 440, 746 ] ], [ [ 138, 582 ], [ 185, 577 ], [ 428, 632 ], [ 465, 637 ], [ 503, 632 ] ], [ [ 286, 574 ], [ 309, 560 ], [ 321, 532 ], [ 312, 410 ], [ 353, 417 ], [ 459, 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874,43C836,77 804,88 776,82C713,71 631,61 527,51C498,48 498,48 483,47Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.