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希望

xīwàng

to hope; hope

A person holding a sprout
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Characters in this word

希 xī

Strokes
7
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of
乂 to govern 布 cotton, linen, textiles
More about the character 希

望 wàng

Strokes
11
Radical
月 — moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 望

Example phrases

  • 我希望你来。 Wǒ xīwàng nǐ lái. I hope you come.
  • 希望明天晴。 Xīwàng míngtiān qíng. I hope tomorrow is sunny.
  • 我们有希望。 Wǒmen yǒu xīwàng. We have hope.

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