Keyword
desire
- want
- longing
- intent
- Frequency
- #1257
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
欠 (lack) gives the meaning and 谷 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
欲
desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed; to wish for; to desire
欲望
desire; longing; appetite; craving
性欲
sexual desire; lust
为所欲为
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
情欲
lust; desire; sensual
随心所欲
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
食欲
appetite
意欲
to intend to; intention; desire
禁欲
to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
摇摇欲坠
tottering; on the verge of collapse
欲求
to desire; wants; appetites
畅所欲言
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
carnal desire
私欲
selfish desire
蠢蠢欲动
to begin to stir (idiom); to get restless; to become threatening
淫欲
lust
欲罢不能
want to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue
跃跃欲试
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
贪欲
greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
震耳欲聋
ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
纵欲
to indulge in debauchery
昏昏欲睡
drowsy; sleepy (idiom)
物欲
material desire; craving for material things
欲火
lust