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Character Decomposition
欲=谷+欠
Etymology
lack
Meanings
desire
appetite
passion
lust
greed
to wish for
to desire
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Words with 欲 189 total
to suppress desire · self-restraint · asceticism禁欲jìn yùcupidity利欲lì yùlust · desire · sensual情欲qíng yùlust嗜欲shì yùcarnal desire肉欲ròu yùsexual desire · lust色欲sè yùselfish desire私欲sī yùappetite食欲shí yùgreed · avarice · rapacious · avid贪欲tān yùmaterial desire · craving for material things物欲wù yùlust淫欲yín yùto intend to · intention; desire意欲yì yù
Idioms with 欲 88 total Chain
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