1. 慾

慾

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  1. 慾 is the 1043rd most frequent character.
  2. 慾 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 慾 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 慾 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
慾 => 欲, 心
Radical :
慾 => 谷 (valley), 欠 (yawn), 心 (heart)
Graphical :
慾 => 八, 人, 口, ⺈, 人, 𠁼, ㇃

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed
  2. yu4 - to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 慾 (yu4): The component 欲 is pronounced as 'yu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 慾 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 慾 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

欲 (慾)
欲望 (慾望)

Medium Frequency

性欲 (性慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
食欲 (食慾)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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