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心愿

xīnyuàn

wish, desire

A person with closed eyes makes a wish by a candle
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Characters in this word

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

愿 yuàn

Strokes
14
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
原 source, origin, beginning 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 她最大的心愿,是让父母安心地过上更轻松的生活。 Tā zuì dà de xīnyuàn, shì ràng fùmǔ ānxīn de guò shàng gèng qīngsōng de shēnghuó. Her greatest wish is to let her parents live a more relaxed life with peace of mind.
  • 过生日时,他闭上眼睛许了一个心愿。 Guò shēngrì shí, tā bì shàng yǎnjing xǔ le yí ge xīnyuàn. On his birthday, he closed his eyes and made a wish.
  • 这个心愿终于实现了,她高兴得流下了眼泪。 Zhège xīnyuàn zhōngyú shíxiàn le, tā gāoxìng de liúxià le yǎnlèi. This wish finally came true, and she was so happy that she shed tears.

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