Dong Chinese dictionary

yuàn

desire

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound.

Components

原 Sound component

yuán

source

頁 Meaning component

yè, xié

(head), page

Depicts a head, which is where wishes originate from.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yuàn

desire, want; wish; ambition; to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing

Most common words with 願

Sources