愿意
yuànyì · HSK 2
be willing
🙏 愿 = wish + 意 = intention; together: willing
愿 means wish or vow, 意 means intention or meaning. Combined they describe an inner intention to do something — 'I'm willing'. The 心 (heart) radical sits in both characters, marking this as a feeling-word.
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'.