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.
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Historical Evolution
愿
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
愿
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愿
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愿
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
愿 [yuàn]
honest; prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuàn]
愿 / 願 [yuàn]
to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
愿 げん
Gen given name
愿 すなお
Sunao given name
愿 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (66)
愿意 [yuànyì] #376
to wish
愿望 [yuànwàng] #2,858
desire
不愿 [bùyuàn] #2,648
unwilling
宁愿 [nìngyuàn] #2,468
would rather
但愿 [dànyuàn] #2,642
if only (sth were possible)
自愿 [zìyuàn] #3,456
voluntary
志愿者 [zhìyuànzhě] #6,623
volunteer
意愿 [yìyuàn] #5,136
aspiration
志愿 [zhìyuàn] #12,384
aspiration
心愿 [xīnyuàn] #9,885
cherished desire
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