情愿
qíng yuàn · HSK 7
willingness
情 feeling + 愿 wish = a wish from the heart: you would rather, willingly
情 carries the emotion/heart sense and 愿 means to wish or be willing. Together they name a willingness that comes from feeling, not pressure: choosing to agree to X rather than Y.
情 — heart radical 忄 + 青 (qīng)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 忄 signals that the meaning involves feelings or inner states, while 青 supplies the sound 'qing'. Originally referring to genuine feelings or emotion arising from the heart, 情 expanded to cover sentiment, affection, and circumstances or situations more broadly.
愿 — 原 (source) + 心 (heart)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The heart radical 心 carries the meaning of inner feeling or wish, while 原 (yuán, 'source/plain') supplies the sound. Together they depict a wish welling up from the heart, giving the senses 'to wish, to be willing'.