欲(yù)

HSK 611 strokes

desire

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Character information

Pinyin
yù
Meaning
desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 欲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰谷欠

In this compound, the meaning comes from 欠 (lack); 谷 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

谷gǔ欠qiàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 欲 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 欲

Common words using 欲 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shí食yù欲
HSK 6

appetite

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yù欲wàng望
HSK 7-9

desire; longing; appetite; craving

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yáo摇yáo摇yù欲zhuì坠
HSK 7-9

tottering

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suí随xīn心suǒ所yù欲
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

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lì利yù欲

cupidity

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shì嗜yù欲

lust

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jǐ几yù欲

almost; nearly going to

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xìng性yù欲

sexual desire

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 欲’s common words

食望摇坠随心所利

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