Chinese symbol for “desire”
将
qiāng
Traditional: 將
to desire; to invite; to request
The closest CC-CEDICT match for desire is 将 (qiāng), defined as: to desire; to invite; to request.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “desire”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欲 (慾) | yù | desire; appetite |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 欲求 | yù qiú | to desire; wants; appetites |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 将.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即将 (即將) | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 将军 (將軍) | jiāng jūn | general; high-ranking military officer |
| 将会 (將會) | jiāng huì | auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause) |
| 将来 (將來) | jiāng lái | in the future; future |
| 将领 (將領) | jiàng lǐng | high-ranking military officer |
| 将近 (將近) | jiāng jìn | almost; nearly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “desire”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.