Radical: 欠 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

欲 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 欲

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 欲.

兽欲
shòu yù
beastly desire
几欲
jī yù
almost
利欲
lì yù
cupidity
嗜欲
shì yù
lust
急欲
jí yù
性欲
xìng yù
sexual desire
恣欲
zì yù
to follow lustful desires
情欲
qíng yù
lust
意欲
yì yù
欲女
yù nǚ
欲念
yù niàn
desire
欲望
yù wàng
desire

Related characters (radical 欠)

Characters that share the radical .

Learn 欲 in context

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.

Start now