yù
lust
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning, while 欲 represents the sound and the meaning.
Evolution
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 慾
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
desire | ||
desire | ||
to follow one's heart's desires | ||
lust | ||
appetite |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 26.3495% of movies
1361st most common character in movies
1045th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 15 |
Unicode | U+617E |
Sources
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