dailycharacter

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Pronunciation: wàng
Meaning: the full moon, to hope, to gaze at
Etymology:
Man standing on earth 壬 looking up at the moon 月 + 亡 (phonetic). (associative/phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 望 (roughly the same, identical in this font)

Found in:
Du Fu's 春望

Word of the day on: 04.03.08