to desire; desire; to wish for

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Radical ⼼ (61.11)
Strokes 15

Definitions

慾 yù
  1. 1. to desire
  2. 2. desire
  3. 3. to wish for
  4. 4. appetite
  5. 5. lust
  6. 6. passion
  7. 7. greed
  8. 8. variant of

Words containing 慾

Word Meaning
cupidity
cupidity
blinded by greed (idiom)
desire for good food
lust
sexual desire; lust
orgasm
lust; desire; sensual
(fig.) to be in seventh heaven
bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
desire; longing; appetite
lust
burning with desire
power-hungry; obsessed by a craving for power
desire for knowledge
to sate one's lust
sexual object
lust
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
beastly desire
to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
asceticism
to indulge in debauchery
carnal desire
sexual desire; lust
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