慾 | [慾 ] passion, desire, lust; appetite Radical: 心, Decomposition: ⿱ 欲 [, ] 心 [, ] Etymology: [ideographic] The heart's 心 desire 欲; 欲 also provides the pronunciation Variants: 欲 |
欲 | [欲 ] desire, want, longing, intent Radical: 欠, Decomposition: ⿰ 谷 [, ] 欠 [, ] Etymology: [pictophonetic] lack Variants: 慾, Rank: 1045 |
慾 | [慾] Meaning: covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving On-yomi: ヨク, yoku Radical: 心, Decomposition: ⿱ 欲 心 |
欲 | [欲] Meaning: longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving On-yomi: ヨク, yoku Kun-yomi: ほっ.する, ほ.しい, hoxtsu.suru, ho.shii Radical: 欠, Decomposition: ⿰ 谷 欠 Variants: 慾, Rank: 902 |
欲 | [欲 / 慾] desire; wish #2,328 [Add to Longdo] |
欲望 | [欲 望 / 慾 望] desire; longing; appetite; craving #4,920 [Add to Longdo] |
食欲 | [食 欲 / 食 慾] appetite #9,884 [Add to Longdo] |
性欲 | [性 欲 / 性 慾] sexual desire; lust #19,243 [Add to Longdo] |
畅所欲言 | [畅 所 欲 言 / 暢 所 慾 言] lit. fluently saying all one wants (成语 saw); to preach freely on one's favorite topic; to hold forth to one's heart's content #24,170 [Add to Longdo] |
跃跃欲试 | [跃 跃 欲 试 / 躍 躍 慾 試] eager to give it a try (成语 saw); raring to go #25,089 [Add to Longdo] |
贪欲 | [贪 欲 / 貪 慾] greed; avarice; rapacious; avid #37,103 [Add to Longdo] |
欲火 | [欲 火 / 慾 火] lust #42,178 [Add to Longdo] |
欲盖弥彰 | [欲 盖 弥 彰 / 慾 蓋 彌 彰] trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (成语 saw); A cover up only makes matters worse. #52,530 [Add to Longdo] |
欲速则不达 | [欲 速 则 不 达 / 慾 速 則 不 達] lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (成语 saw, form the Confucian analects); more haste, less speed #58,794 [Add to Longdo] |