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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 欲

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
欲 yù - to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
欲 yù - desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 3,386 2,328 2,086

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 谷 欠

Radical:

欠

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

谷

Semantic:

欠

Hint:

Lack

Other Words Containing 欲

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
欲 - - 3,386 2,328 2,086
欲望 6 7 3,606 4,920 3,099
随心所欲 - 7 7,498 17,785 12,943
性欲 - - 7,947 19,243 16,241
为所欲为 - - 8,593 31,356 23,370
禁欲 - - 13,159 47,475 30,103
食欲 - 6 14,819 9,884 5,366
痛不欲生 - - 14,916 30,694 15,955
蠢蠢欲动 - - 18,266 25,647 17,428
昏昏欲睡 - - 18,783 34,818 19,743
摇摇欲坠 - 9 19,303 33,486 41,347
畅所欲言 - - 20,032 24,170 15,425
情欲 - - 20,923 25,684 20,849
欲擒故纵 - - 22,743 59,039 36,317
跃跃欲试 - - 23,272 25,089 34,593
贪欲 - - 24,073 37,103 22,658
肉欲 - - 25,939 59,506 36,816
私欲 - - 27,221 37,579 24,275
震耳欲聋 - - 29,831 31,542 34,485
欲罢不能 - - 32,435 27,939 14,114
求知欲 - - 33,390 - -
欲念 - - 34,911 54,814 39,975
垂涎欲滴 - - 36,921 56,160 38,288
意欲 - - 42,287 22,389 30,820
利欲熏心 - - 42,402 55,390 48,727
欲速则不达 - - 44,395 58,794 45,079
呼之欲出 - - 46,305 31,509 29,080
禁欲主义 - - 48,913 91,469 105,345
物欲 - - 50,142 32,656 18,278
清心寡欲 - - 53,736 66,265 34,769
兽欲 - - 56,605 94,198 73,426
望眼欲穿 - - 56,891 51,380 31,062
馋涎欲滴 - - 62,415 - 81,162
利欲 - - 97,144 84,255 69,090