欲

yù

desire, want, long for; intend

How to write 欲, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 欠 (lack), phonetic 谷

Made of 谷 + 欠

欲望yù wàngdesire; longing; appetite; craving
性欲xìng yùsexual desire; lust
食欲shí yùappetite
禁欲jìn yùto suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism
情欲qíng yùlust; desire; sensual
欲火yù huǒlust
肉欲ròu yùcarnal desire
欲求yù qiúto desire; wants; appetites
贪欲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
欲火焚身yù huǒ fén shēnburning with desire
摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuìtottering; on the verge of collapse

没有欲望就等于拥有。
méi yǒu yù wàng jiù děng yú yōng yǒu 。
Not wanting is the same as having.
老婆怀孕没了性欲我该怎么办？
lǎo pó huái yùn méi le xìng yù wǒ gāi zěn me bàn ？
My wife has no libido since she got pregnant. What can I do?
看见新鲜龙虾，我有了食欲。
kàn jiàn xīn xiān lóng xiā ， wǒ yǒu le shí yù 。
The sight of fresh lobster gave me an appetite.
她总是随心所欲。
tā zǒng shì suí xīn suǒ yù 。
She always gets her own way.
如果你有任何问题，畅所欲言
rú guǒ nǐ yǒu rèn hé wèn tí ， chàng suǒ yù yán
If you have any questions, feel free to call.