TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
願
ㄩㄢˋ · yuàn
verb — to wish, be willing (願意, 願望)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tyuán → yuàn
A head (頁) — the graph first meant a big head; 原 yuán carries the sound, shifted in tone to yuàn. The head sense gave way to what the head holds: a wish, a willingness — 願望、願意、心願.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
抬起頭（頁）望向遠處的原野（原）——心裡許下一個願。
The head (頁) lifts toward the far plain (原) — and a wish is made.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)大頭— a big head (the original sense)
→願望、心願— a wish, a hope常用
⇒願意、情願— to be willing常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension