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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.

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

欲 yù
desire, want, longing, intent
radical 76 ⽋ · 11 strokes
求 qiú
to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 欲求.

WordPinyinMeaning
欲望 (慾望)yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving
性欲 (性慾)xìng yùsexual 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 yùlust; 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 yùappetite
要求yāo qiúto request; to require
需求xū qiúrequirement; 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.

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