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婪
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covet

HSK 7
Human →Emotions
lán
ラン
むさぼ.る
람
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 林 represents the sound. Simplified form of 惏.
Components
女 woman+ 林 woods =
婪 covet
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
林 Phonetic component
lín woods
forest, grove
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
婪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
婪 [lán]
avaricious
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
贪婪 [tān​lán] #5,285
avaricious
贪婪 [tān​lán] #5,285
avaricious
贪婪无厌 [tān​lán​wú​yàn] #70,052
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪婪无厌 [tān​lán​wú​yàn] #70,052
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
贪婪是万恶之源 [tān​lán​shì​wàn​'è​zhī​yuán]
Greed is the root of all evil.
贪婪是万恶之源 [tān​lán​shì​wàn​'è​zhī​yuán]
Greed is the root of all evil.
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
貪婪 [どんらん] #74,058
avarice