慾
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yù · passion, desire, lust

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15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 慾

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Example sentences

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Wǒ jīn tiān de shí yù hěn hǎo.我今天的食慾很好。

I have a good appetite today.

Source: Tatoeba #848819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn yǒu qiú zhī yù.他很有求知慾。

He is acquisitive of knowledge.

Source: Tatoeba #1181747 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén shōu rù yù gāo, yù wàng jiù yù dà.人收入愈高,慾望就愈大。

Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.

Source: Tatoeba #1585879 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sàn sàn bù jiāng huì gěi nǐ hěn hǎo de shí yù chī zǎo cān.散散步將會給你很好的食慾吃早餐。

A little walk will give you a good appetite for breakfast.

Source: Tatoeba #830480 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Guǎng gào shāng zuì jī běn de gōng zuò jiù shì bǎ rén de yù wàng zhuǎn huà chéng xū yào.廣告商最基本的工作就是把人的慾望轉化成需要。

The basic job of an advertising agency is to figure out how to turn a desire into a need.

Source: Tatoeba #1323306 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 慾 in context

  1. Say yù, then recall the core meaning: passion, desire, lust.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 慾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.