欲 (yù): To desire — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 6

Animated Stroke Order 欲

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

欲=谷valley+欠to owe

A valley (谷) filled with sighs (欠) of desire — to want or crave something.

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HSK Vocabulary: 欲

HSK words that contain this character.

欲望

yù wàng

desire; wish

HSK 6

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

on the verge of collapse / tottering

HSK 3.0 L7-9

随心所欲

suí xīn suǒ yù

Do as one pleases / Follow one's heart's desire

HSK 3.0 L7-9

食欲

shí yù

appetite

HSK 3.0 L6

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 欲 is used in context

tā他

yǒu有

zhe着

qiáng强

liè烈

de的

qiú求

zhī知

yù欲

。

He has a strong thirst for knowledge.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

kòng控

zhì制

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yù欲

yùn运

dòng动

hòu后

wǒ我

de的

shí食

yù欲

hěn很

hǎo

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "欠".

huān欢 gē歌 qiàn歉 cì次 qiàn欠 xiē歇

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