愿

Information about character(s)

Radical: 心
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 14
Traditional Form: 願
Variants: 願

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yuàn
Cantonese: jyun6
JapaneseKun: TSUTSUSHIMU
JapaneseOn: GEN
Korean: WEN
Vietnamese: nguyện

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sincere, honest, virtuous

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《心部》愿謹也。从心原聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集上】【心字部】愿
【唐韻】魚怨切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】虞怨切，𠀤音願。【說文】謹也。又愨也，善也。【書·臯陶謨】愿而恭。　又與原通。【論語】鄕原，德之賊也。【朱傳】原，與愿同。　又【集韻】愚袁切，音元。【周禮·秋官·大司𡨥】上愿糾暴。劉昌宗讀。