欲
desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #967 U+6B32
How 欲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
欠 (semantic, “lack”) + 谷 (phonetic, gǔ)
How to remember it
desire · Heisig RSH #700
谷 valley + yawn
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 谷
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 谷 (gǔ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谷 sound component | gǔ | valley, gorge, ravine |
| 俗 | sú | social customs; vulgar, unrefined |
| 浴 | yù | to bathe, to shower, to wash |
| 裕 | yù | rich, plentiful, abundant |
| 鹆 | yù | mynah; Acridotheres tristis |
Words containing 欲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利欲心 | lì yù xīn | cupidity |
| 欲速而不达 | yù sù ér bù dá | see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2] |
| 物欲世界 | wù yù shì jiè | the world of material desires (Buddhism) |
| 无欲无求 | wú yù wú qiú | (idiom) to be free of worldly desires and ambitions; to neither want nor seek (fame, profi… |
| 风雨欲来 | fēng yǔ yù lái | lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead (idiom) |
| 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to … |
| 为所欲为 | wéi suǒ yù wéi | (idiom) to do whatever one pleases |
| 口腹之欲 | kǒu fù zhī yù | desire for good food |
| 口欲期 | kǒu yù qī | oral stage (psychology) |
| 痛不欲生 | tòng bù yù shēng | to be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead |
| 呼之欲出 | hū zhī yù chū | lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom); fig. on the verge of coming out into the open; (… |
| 从心所欲 | cóng xīn suǒ yù | whatever you like; to do as one pleases |
| 树欲静而风不止 | shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ | lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom); fig. the world change… |
| 性欲 | xìng yù | sexual desire; lust |
| 欲海 | yù hǎi | ocean of lust (Buddhist term); worldly desires |
| 伤心欲绝 | shāng xīn yù jué | (idiom) to be overcome with grief |
| 性欲高潮 | xìng yù gāo cháo | orgasm |
| 利欲 | lì yù | cupidity |
| 物欲 | wù yù | material desire; craving for material things |
| 禁欲主义 | jìn yù zhǔ yì | asceticism |