(yuàn)

to be willing/to wish/to desire

How 願 is written

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Components

Common words using 願

心願 xīnyuàn
cherished desire; dream; craving
願意 yuànyì
to wish; to want; ready
願望 yuànwàng
desire; wish
一廂情願 yīxiāngqíngyuàn
one's own wishful thinking
但願 dànyuàn
if only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
如願 rúyuàn
to have one's wishes fulfilled
寧願 nìngyuàn
would rather; better
心甘情願 xīngānqíngyuàn
delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do
志願者 zhìyuànzhě
volunteer
情願 qíngyuàn
willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)
意願 yìyuàn
aspiration; wish (for); desire
祝願 zhùyuàn
to wish

願 in a sentence

你願意幫我嗎?

Nǐ yuànyì bāng wǒ ma?

“Are you willing to help me?”

How common is 願?

願 is the 598th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 79.6% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 願

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