慾

yù

desire, want, long for; intend

How to write 慾, stroke by stroke

desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed; to wish for; to desire; variant of 欲

Ideographic: The heart's 心 desire 欲; 欲 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 欲 + 心

慾望yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving
性慾xìng yùsexual desire; lust
食慾shí yùappetite
禁慾jìn yùto suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
情慾qíng yùlust; desire; sensual
慾火yù huǒlust
肉慾ròu yùcarnal desire
欲求yù qiúto desire; wants; appetites
貪慾tān yùgreed; avarice; rapacious; avid
痛不欲生tòng bù yù shēngto be so in pain as to not want to live; to be so grieved as to wish one were dead
慾火焚身yù huǒ fén shēnburning with desire
搖搖欲墜yáo yáo yù zhuìtottering; on the verge of collapse

我今天的食慾很好。
wǒ jīn tiān de shí yù hěn hǎo 。
I have a good appetite today.
他很有求知慾。
tā hěn yǒu qiú zhī yù 。
He is acquisitive of knowledge.
人收入愈高，慾望就愈大。
rén shōu rù yù gāo ， yù wàng jiù yù dà 。
Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.
散散步將會給你很好的食慾吃早餐。
sàn sàn bù jiāng huì gěi nǐ hěn hǎo de shí yù chī zǎo cān 。
A little walk will give you a good appetite for breakfast.