thirsty

= + : Karl Marx (k) is really thirsty (渴) in the elevator (e3), where he finds a water bottle (氵) vending machine. The water is free, but attached to the machine he finds a quiz wheel (曷): only when he is able to answer five questions in a row he will get a bottle of water.

渴 character breakdown

why / how / when / what / where

= + : So many questions! That's why I'm gonna represent this with a quiz wheel. Each section of the wheel corresponds to one of the question words.

The beggar from ancient Egypt (匃) is the candidate in a quiz game just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). His quiz master is Hamlet (h), and the quiz wheel (曷) is spun by the sun (日).
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

Characters with 渴 as component

渴 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 渴

to thirst for / to long for
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth
parched / dry mouth
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
to thirst for
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

Sentences with 渴

渴 currently does not appear in any sentence.