慾 yù

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Traditional form

慾 yù

Contains the radical

心 xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

The heart's 心 xīn desire 欲 yù ; 欲 yù also provides the pronunciation

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱欲心

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 欠 qiàn represents the meaning and 谷 gǔ represents the sound. Simplified form of 慾 yù .

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Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 慾 yù in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
欲 yù	desire	慾 yù
欲望 yùwàng	desire	慾望
随心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù	to follow one's heart's desires	隨心所欲
性欲 xìng yù	lust	性慾
食欲 shí yù	appetite	食慾
为所欲为 wéi suǒ yù wéi	to do whatever one pleases	為所欲為
痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng	to be so in pain as to not want to live	痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng
禁欲 jìn yù	to suppress desire	禁慾
蠢蠢欲动 chǔn chǔn yù dòng	to get restless	蠢蠢欲動
畅所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán	to hold forth to one's heart's content	暢所欲言
情欲 qíng yù	lust	情慾
跃跃欲试 yuè yuè yù shì	to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)	躍躍欲試
昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì	drowsy	昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì
摇摇欲坠 yáo yáo yù zhuì	tottering	搖搖欲墜
欲罢不能 yù bà bù néng	want to stop but can't (idiom)	欲罷不能
贪欲 tān yù	greed	貪慾
震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng	ear-splitting (idiom); deafening	震耳欲聾
私欲 sī yù	selfish desire	私欲 sī yù
欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng	In order to capture, one must let loose.	欲擒故縱
呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū	lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)	呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū
物欲 wù yù	material desire	物欲 wù yù
肉欲 ròu yù	carnal desire	肉慾
欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ	to want to say sth but then hesitate	欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ