Chinese symbol for “wants”
欲求
yù qiú
to desire; wants; appetites
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wants is 欲求 (yù qiú), defined as: to desire; wants; appetites.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 欲求.
| 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 |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wants”.
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.