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欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
🔤 Pictophonetic:
欠 (lack) provides meaning, 谷 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
11 strokes
Common (11%)
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⿰谷欠
i
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Component Tree i
gǔ
谷
valley, gorge, ravine
💡 Ideographic:
Water flowing 人 from a spring 口 through a valley 八
7 strokes
HSK 6
Words Using 欲 (74)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
欲望
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yùwàng
desire / longing / appetite / craving
6
yùwàng
欲望
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HSK 6
desire / longing / appetite / craving
欲
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yù
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
yù
欲
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desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
欲火
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yùhuǒ
lust
yùhuǒ
欲火
↗
lust
性欲
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xìngyù
sexual desire / lust
xìngyù
性欲
↗
sexual desire / lust
情欲
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qíngyù
lust / desire / sensual
qíngyù
情欲
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lust / desire / sensual
食欲
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shíyù
appetite
shíyù
食欲
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appetite
禁欲
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jìnyù
to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism
jìnyù
禁欲
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to suppress desire / self-restraint / asceticism
肉欲
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ròuyù
carnal desire
ròuyù
肉欲
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carnal desire
私欲
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sīyù
selfish desire
sīyù
私欲
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selfish desire
淫欲
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yínyù
lust
yínyù
淫欲
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lust