to desire; desire; to wish for

HSK 6 #1045

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1045th character
Radical ⽋ (76.7)
Strokes 11
Index # 2352

Definitions

欲 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

Stroke order

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Words containing 欲

Word Meaning
material desire; craving for material things
asceticism
to anxiously await
beastly desire
lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for
cupidity
to give way to one's beastly lust
to give way to one's beastly lust
cupidity
oral stage (psychology)
desire for good food
lust
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
good tools needed for good work; prepare first
do not treat others in ways you dislike
don’t force on others what you dislike
almost; nearly going to
almost; nearly going to
to do as one pleases; whatever you like
to do as one pleases; whatever you like
to be anxious to ...; to be keen to ...
orgasm
to follow lustful desires
(fig.) to be in seventh heaven