欲

yù

“Desire” in Chinese is 欲 (yù).

Other characters with the syllable yu: see all 34 →

Meaning

desire
appetite
passion

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lust
greed
to wish for
to desire
variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Example

滑完雪后，我发现我食欲大增。

After skiing, I find that I have a voracious appetite.

From 食欲 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

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Words containing 欲

食欲shíyùappetiteHSK 6 欲望yùwàngdesire; longing; appetite; cravingHSK 7-9 随心所欲suíxīnsuǒyùto follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleasesHSK 7-9 摇摇欲坠yáoyáo-yùzhuìtotteringHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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