欲 — Chinese character
欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
- Pinyin
- yù
- Radical
- 76 ⽋ (Lack)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 谷 欠
- Formation
- pictophonetic — lack; meaning component 欠; sound component 谷
- Japanese
- 欲 as a kanji
Common words with 欲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 性欲 (性慾) | xìng yù | sexual desire; lust |
| 为所欲为 (為所欲為) | wéi suǒ yù wéi | (idiom) to do whatever one pleases |
| 情欲 (情慾) | qíng yù | lust; desire |
| 随心所欲 (隨心所欲) | suí xīn suǒ yù | (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases |
| 食欲 (食慾) | shí yù | appetite |
| 意欲 | yì yù | to intend to; intention; desire |
| 禁欲 (禁慾) | jìn yù | to suppress desire; self-restraint |
| 摇摇欲坠 (搖搖欲墜) | yáo yáo yù zhuì | tottering; on the verge of collapse |
| 欲求 | yù qiú | to desire; wants; appetites |
| 畅所欲言 (暢所欲言) | chàng suǒ yù yán | lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content |
| 肉欲 (肉慾) | ròu yù | carnal desire |
English words written with 欲
欲 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 26 · Analects 43 · Art of War 10 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 96 · Zhuangzi 101 · Great Learning 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 19
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 29
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 34
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 36
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 37
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