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= yu + Ø4
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
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= yu + Ø4
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
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How to pronounce 欲

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

欲 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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= gu + Ø3
grain / corn
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= gu + Ø3
valley
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Characters with 欲 as component

= yu + Ø4
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
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Words with 欲

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lust / desire / sensual
In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

Sentences with 欲

欲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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