yù欲（慾）
欲（慾）
common
noun
verb
adverb
Meaning of 欲
欲 means desire; craving; appetite; to want; to wish; to desire. Pronounced yù.
- desire; craving; appetite
- to want; to wish; to desire
- to need; to require
Character Info
Radical欠
Strokes11
Components
谷
欠
Stroke Order
欲
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
kòng控
zhì制
bù不
zhù住
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shí食
yù欲
。
He couldn't control his appetite.
Qiú求
zhī知
yù欲
shì是
xué学
xí习
de的
dòng动
lì力
。
The desire for knowledge is the motivation for learning.
Chéng成
gōng功
de的
yù欲
wàng望
jī激
lì励
zhe着
tā他
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
。
The desire for success motivated him to work hard.
Zhè这
ge个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
chuàng创
yè业
yù欲
。
This young man is full of entrepreneurial desire.
Tā他
yā压
yì抑
zhe着
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yù欲
wàng望
。
He suppressed his desires.
Relations
Common Words
欲望 / 慾望yùwàng
desire; wish; craving
希望xīwàng
hope; wish; desire
需要xūyào
to need; to require; needs; demands
从心所欲 / 從心所欲cóngxīnsuǒyù
do as one pleases; follow one's heart
将要 / 將要jiāngyào
be about to; will; shall
食欲 / 食慾shíyù
appetite; desire to eat
山雨欲来风满楼shānyǔyùláifēngmǎnlóu
omen of impending crisis; tension before the storm
欲擒故纵 / 欲擒故縱yùqíngùzòng
to loosen the reins only to grasp better; play hard to get
随心所欲 / 隨心所欲suíxīnsuǒyù
follow one's inclinations; do as one pleases
欲盖弥彰 / 欲蓋彌彰yùgàimízhāng
attempt to conceal makes it more obvious; cover-up backfires