WANG-4

('wang' in the fourth tone)

Some 20 standard Chinese characters are spoken 'wang'. In ten, the sound is indicated by the presence of 亡. For another six, 王 is the sound-defining component.

望 = full moon; to expext

This character has two components that are spoken 'wang', 亡 and 王.

肴望 = xi(1)wang(4) = to hope, to wish

希 = xi(1) = hope