欲

欲 U+6B32, 欲 ← 欱[U+6B31] CJK Unified Ideographs 欳 →[U+6B33] Stroke order

欲 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+7, 11 strokes, Cangjie input 金口弓人 (CRNO), four-corner 87682, composition ⿰谷欠)

• 慾, 螸

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 567, character 36
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16080
• Dae Jaweon: page 956, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2140, character 7
• Unihan data for U+6B32

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *loɡ): phonetic 谷 (OC *ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ) + semantic 欠.

simp. and trad. 欲 alternative forms 𡟔俗

Sino-Tibetan. Compare Burmese လို (lui, “to want; to desire”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Alternatively, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-ju(w) (“to ask; to request”), whence Tibetan ཞུ (zhu, “to request”) (ibid.).

欲

1. wish; desire 口腹之欲 ― kǒufùzhīyù ― desire to eat 控制欲 ― kòngzhì yù ― desire to control 權力欲／权力欲 ― quánlì yù ― desire for power
2. to wish; to desire; to want
   • 工欲善其事，必先利其器。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge’s versionGōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì. [Pinyin]If a workman wishes to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools.
   • 如閣下欲以電郵聯絡政府資訊中心，請透過網頁：XYZ傳送問題。 [MSC, trad.]如阁下欲以电邮联络政府资讯中心，请透过网页：XYZ传送问题。 [MSC, simp.]Rú géxià yù yǐ diànyóu liánluò zhèngfǔ zīxùn zhōngxīn, qǐng tòuguò wǎngyè: XYZ chuánsòng wèntí. [Pinyin]Please send your enquiries and suggestions to the Public Information Centre by email via the homepage: XYZ.
3. about to 搖搖欲墜／摇摇欲坠 ― yáoyáoyùzhuì ― tottering (literally, “shaking or swaying as if about to collapse”)

For pronunciation and definitions of 欲 – see 慾 (“desire; lust”).(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 慾).Notes:

• Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
• Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

simp. and trad. 欲 alternative forms

From the grammaticalization of 發 (OC *pad, “to send out; to go forth; to proceed”) (Tu, 2017).

欲

1. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Hainanese, Puxian Min) to want (to do) 你欲佮我去圖書館無？ [Hokkien, trad.]你欲佮我去图书馆无？ [Hokkien, simp.]Lí beh kah góa khì tô͘-su-koán bô? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]Do you want to go to the library with me?
   • 见着伊总欲流唾 [Hainanese, simp.]見著伊總欲流唾 [Hainanese, trad.]Every time I see it [Hainan rice noodles], I want to drool
   • 鲁憋去哪溜 [Hainanese, simp.]魯憋去哪溜 [Hainanese, trad.]Where do you want to go?
2. (Hokkien) to wish to have or keep 我欲新的冊。 [Hokkien, trad.]我欲新的册。 [Hokkien, simp.]Góa beh sin ê chheh. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]I want a new book.
3. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) about to 欲落雨矣，咱著出去收衫。 [Hokkien, trad.]欲落雨矣，咱着出去收衫。 [Hokkien, simp.]Beh lo̍h-hō͘-ah, lán tio̍h chhut-khì siu-saⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]It’s about to rain! Let’s go out to bring in the laundry.
   • 天烏烏，欲落雨。 [Hokkien, trad.]天乌乌，欲落雨。 [Hokkien, simp.]Thiⁿ o͘-o͘, beh lo̍h-hō͘. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]The sky is dark; it seems like it will rain.
4. (Hokkien, Hainanese, Puxian Min) if (an adverb expressing assumptions) 欲我，我就會較早睏。 [Hokkien, trad.]欲我，我就会较早困。 [Hokkien, simp.]Beh góa, góa tō ē khah-chá khùn. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]If I were you, I would’ve slept earlier. 卜是伊就好咯。 [Puxian Min, trad. and simp.]boh6 si5 i1 ziu5 ho3 lo0. [Pouseng Ping’ing]It would be great if it was him/her.
5. (Puxian Min) Used to express the coexistence of several conditions or qualities; both … and …
6. (Puxian Min) but; on the other hand
7. (Puxian Min) almost; nearly

• (to wish to have or keep): 要 (yāo); (Hokkien) 欲挃

simp. and trad. 欲

欲

1. (Eastern Min, Southern Min) alternative form of 愛 / 爱
   1. (Eastern Min, Hokkien) to like
   2. (Teochew) to want (an object)
   3. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) to want (to do); to wish
   4. (Hokkien, Teochew) to need to; must
   5. (Teochew) about to
   6. (Eastern Min, Hokkien) to be prone; to be easy to

• 要 (yào)

• “Query for 欲”, in 臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “欲”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 54.

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. want

• Go-on: よく (yoku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: よく (yoku, Jōyō)
• Kun: ほしい (hoshii, 欲しい, Jōyō)、ほっする (hossuru, 欲する, Jōyō)、ほりす (horisu, 欲す)

This character was sometimes used to phonetically transcribe the Old Japanese word for “night” (yo). [cf. Manyōshū : 4134]

• 愛(あい)欲(よく) (aiyoku)
• 強(ごう)欲(よく) (gōyoku)
• 色(しき)欲(よく) (shikiyoku)
• 食(しょく)欲(よく) (shokuyoku)
• 性(せい)欲(よく) (seiyoku)
• 大(たい)欲(よく) (taiyoku)
• 物(ぶつ)欲(よく) (butsuyoku)
• 無(む)欲(よく) (muyoku)
• 名(めい)誉(よ)欲(よく) (meiyoyoku)

Kanji in this term 欲 よくGrade: 6 Alternative spelling 慾

Attested from the thirteenth century.[1]

• IPA(key): [jo̞kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) よく [yòkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])

欲(よく) • (yoku)

1. desire, a want, that which is wanted Synonym: 欲望 (yokubō) 欲(よく)を言(い)うとyoku o iu toideally; if one were to ask for one’s desire
2. greed, avarice Synonym: 強欲 (gōyoku) 欲(よく)の塊(かたまり)yoku no katamarigreed incarnate; a lump of avarice
3. ambition, will Synonym: 意欲 (iyoku) 欲(よく)を出(だ)せyoku o daseaim high; show ambition

欲 (eumhun 바랄 욕 (baral yok))

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欲: Hán Nôm readings: dục, giục

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