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望 = 亡 + 月 + 王

望 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to look at”. It is built from 亡 (death), 月 (moon) and 王 (king).

Keyword
to look at
Pinyin (Mandarin)
wàng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
to look at, look forward, смотреть, смотреть вперед, look forward
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
望 ambition

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亡 death
  2. 月 moon
  3. 王 king

How to find 望 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “death” + “moon” + “king”. 望 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 望 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.