desire; wish
愿 · 14 strokes
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 sepa…
望 · 11 strokes
Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon (月). 亡 is a sound component.