Chinese Character 慾 Meanings and components.

Form

慾

Meaning

慾 meaning[3] in English

Desire.

Appetite.

Passion.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 慾 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are desire (欲) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with COP

How to write 慾

To write慾yu4desire you should write a combination of 欲yu4desire , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

欲 + 心 = 慾

慾 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 慾 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 慾, looks as follow:

慾
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Desire . Appetite . Passion . Lust . Greed
欲
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Desire . Appetite . Passion . Lust . Greed
谷
Pinyin:gu3
Meaning[3]: Grain . Corn
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
㕣
Pinyin:yan3 Shape:吕
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
欠
Pinyin:qian4
Meaning[3]: Deficient . To Owe . To Lack . Yawn
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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