yù

Source form: 慾 / 欲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-e24dbb27306dac68. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

慾 欲 [yu4] /desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed/

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Source form: 欲
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yù]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-442f1bd672e3f3fb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

欲 欲 [yu4] /to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]/

Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 慾

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.