绝望
Old HSK 6
绝望 (juéwàng) · to despair
绝望 (juéwàng) means “to despair; hopeless; despair”. It is written with 2 characters: 绝 (to cut) + 望 (to expect). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 绝望 is built
The characters
绝 jué · to cut
What 绝 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 色sè — color
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 色 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
望 wàng · to expect
What 望 is made of
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
遇到困难不要绝望。Yùdào kùnnan búyào juéwàng.Don't despair when you face difficulties.
他绝望地坐在地上。Tā juéwàng de zuòzài dìshàng.He sat on the ground in despair.
Questions about 绝望
What does 绝望 mean?
绝望 (juéwàng) means “to despair; hopeless; despair”.
How do you pronounce 绝望?
绝望 is pronounced juéwàng.
Which HSK level is 绝望?
绝望 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 绝对juéduìabsolutely
- 拒绝jùjuéto refuse
- 杜绝dùjuéto put an end to
- 断绝duànjuéto cut off
- 空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuunprecedented and unrepeatable
- 络绎不绝luòyìbùjuéin an endless stream
- 滔滔不绝tāotāobùjuéto talk on and on
- 谢绝xièjuéto decline politely
- 希望xīwàngto hope
- 愿望yuànwàngwish
Learn 绝望 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.