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欲
慾
yù
1. desire
2. appetite
3. passion
4. lust
5. greed
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

利欲
lìyù
cupidity
嗜欲
shìyù
lust
几欲
jīyù
almost
性欲
xìngyù
sexual desire
恣欲
zìyù
to follow lustful desires
情欲
qíngyù
lust
欲望
yùwàng
desire
HSK 6
欲火
yùhuǒ
lust
欲女
yùnǚ
sex-crazed woman
欲念
yùniàn
desire
欲海
yùhǎi
ocean of lust (Buddhist term)
欲滴
yùdī
(suffix) replete (with moisture)
欲绝
yùjué
heart-broken
欲经
Yùjīng
Kama Sutra
泄欲
xièyù
to sate one's lust
淫欲
yínyù
lust
物欲
wùyù
material desire
兽欲
shòuyù
beastly desire
禁欲
jìnyù
to suppress desire
私欲
sīyù
selfish desire

Alternate Entries

欲
yù
to wish for / to desire / variant of [[慾|欲<yù>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,044
Word Frequency Rank
4,088 of 84,292

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