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朢 traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
望 𡈼 臣 月 ⿱⿰臣月王
Mandarin
wang4
English
Definitions
15th day of month (lunar calendar); expect; gaze at; hope; look at
Etymology
Notes
Originally a man 人 (sometimes shown standing on the ground 𡈼) who is gazing 臣 into the distance; in later versions moon 月 was added to show the object of his gaze was distant