Keyword
thirsty
- parched
- to yearn
- to pine for
- Frequency
- #1952
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
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Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 曷 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
渴望
to thirst for; to long for
饥渴
hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
渴求
to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire
渴
thirsty
口渴
thirsty
解渴
to quench
如饥似渴
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth
干渴
parched; dry mouth
饮鸩止渴
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
消渴
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
渴慕
to thirst for
求贤若渴
(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
望梅止渴
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions