欲 (juk6 | yu4) : want; wish; about to

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欲

juk6

yu4

[1] [v] want; wish; hope; desire
[2] [adv] about to; just going to; on the point of
[3] [v] [literary] need; require; demand

欲 is also the simplified form of 慾 which means "desire" as a noun.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 欠 (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

欲

This word has been viewed 7996 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Oct 2010 10:33

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欲救無從 juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4 yu4 jiu4 wu2 cong2 = unable to help

欲速則不達 juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6 yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2 = more haste less speed; haste makes waste 國

促進食欲的 cuk1 zeon3 sik6 juk6 dik1 cu4 jin4 shi2 yu4 de5 = [adj] appetizing 國

蠢蠢欲動 ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6 = ready and excited to have a go

欲拒還迎 juk6 keoi5 waan4 jing4 = initially want to refuse it, but finally accept it

隨心所欲 ceoi4 sam1 so2 juk6 sui2 xin1 suo3 yu4 = follow one's inclinations; have one's own way

欲言又止 juk6 jin4 jau6 zi2 = wanting to say something but stopping short of saying it

搖搖欲墜 jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zui6 yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4 = on the verge of collapse

從心所欲 cung4 sam1 so2 juk6 cong2 xin1 suo3 yu4 = to follow one's heart's desires

震耳欲聾 zan3 ji5 yuk6 lung4 zhen4 er2 yu4 long2 = ear-splitting; deafening;
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Showing 1 example containing 欲

佢想表達嘅係佢可以隨心所欲粵
He wants to show that he can have his own way.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 欲
Unicode code for this character: U+6b32 (off-site link)

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