Chinese symbol for “lust”
情欲
qíng yù
Traditional: 情慾
lust; desire; sensual
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lust is 情欲 (qíng yù), defined as: lust; desire; sensual.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lust”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淫欲 (淫慾) | yín yù | lust |
| 欲火 (慾火) | yù huǒ | lust |
| 欲 (慾) | yù | desire; appetite |
| 嗜欲 (嗜慾) | shì yù | lust |
| 春 | chūn | spring (season); gay |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 情欲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 情绪 (情緒) | qíng xù | mood; state of mind |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 欲望 (慾望) | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving |
| 性欲 (性慾) | xìng yù | sexual desire; lust |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lust”.
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.