願
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yuàn · desire, wish

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19Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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頁Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 願

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Example sentences

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Dàn yuàn wǒ shì yí gè hǎo gē shǒu.但願我是一個好歌手。

I wish I were a good singer.

Source: Tatoeba #894331 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dàn yuàn nǐ gào sù guò wǒ jiù hǎo le.但願你告訴過我就好了。

I wish you had told me that.

Source: Tatoeba #893997 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā ràng wǒ wéi bèi le wǒ de yì yuàn.他讓我違背了我的意願。

He made me go against my will.

Source: Tatoeba #801963 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dàn yuàn wǒ kě yǐ mǎi nà bǎ jí tā.但願我可以買那把吉他。

I wish I could buy that guitar.

Source: Tatoeba #894343 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dàn yuàn nǐ kě yǐ gēn wǒ mén yì qǐ lái.但願你可以跟我們一起來。

I wish you could come with us.

Source: Tatoeba #893515 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dàn yuàn wǒ yǒu hǎo yì diǎn de jì yì lì.但願我有好一點的記憶力。

I wish I had a better memory.

Source: Tatoeba #893192 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 願 in context

  1. Say yuàn, then recall the core meaning: desire, wish.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 願 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.