Phonosemantic compound. 欠, depicting a person with an open mouth, represents the meaning, while 谷 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
欲
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
欲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
欲
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
欲
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
欲
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
欲
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Modern
Chinese
欲 [yù]
to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yù]
Japanese
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants
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Japanese Names
欲 よく
Yoku surname
CHINESE WORDS (99)
随心所欲 [suíxīnsuǒyù] #7,498
to follow one's heart's desires
随心所欲 [suíxīnsuǒyù] #7,498
to follow one's heart's desires
为所欲为 [wéisuǒyùwéi] #8,593
to do whatever one pleases
为所欲为 [wéisuǒyùwéi] #8,593
to do whatever one pleases
痛不欲生 [tòngbùyùshēng] #14,916
to be so in pain as to not want to live
蠢蠢欲动 [chǔnchǔnyùdòng] #18,266
to begin to stir (idiom)
蠢蠢欲动 [chǔnchǔnyùdòng] #18,266
to begin to stir (idiom)
畅所欲言 [chàngsuǒyùyán] #20,032
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
畅所欲言 [chàngsuǒyùyán] #20,032
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
跃跃欲试 [yuèyuèyùshì] #23,272
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (117)
⭐ 欲しい [ほしい] #523
wanting (to have)
⭐ 欲望 [よくぼう] #3,635
desire
⭐ 欲 [よく] #4,814
greed
⭐ 食欲 [しょくよく] #5,276
appetite (for food)
⭐ 欲する [ほっする] #5,375
to want
⭐ 欲求 [よっきゅう] #6,372
desire
⭐ 意欲 [いよく] #8,109
will
⭐ 性欲 [せいよく] #10,041
sexual desire
⭐ 貪欲 [どんよく] #12,846
greedy
欲情 [よくじょう] #14,143
passion
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