愿 (yuàn)

honest and prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuan4]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 愿 is also used to mean "hope; wish", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 願.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“愿,謹也。从心,原聲。”

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