- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
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望眼欲穿
望眼欲穿
to anxiously await
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to anxiously await
- 。
I am waiting for you with eager anticipation, longing so intensely that my eyes seem to pierce through the distance.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; gap)RADICAL
- 牙(tooth)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
望眼欲穿
Traditional望
to anxiously await
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to anxiously await
- 。
I am waiting for you with eager anticipation, longing so intensely that my eyes seem to pierce through the distance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; gap)RADICAL
- 牙(tooth)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
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