慾

See also: 欲

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TranslingualEdit

EtymologyEdit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *loɡ): phonetic 欲 ‎(OC *loɡ) + semantic 心 – to lust with one’s heart.

Han characterEdit

慾 (radical 61 心+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金人心 (COP), four-corner 8733₈, composition ⿱欲心)

1. lust, desire, passion
2. appetite

ReferencesEdit

• KangXi: page 401, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11163
• Dae Jaweon: page 741, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2343, character 11
• Unihan data for U+617E

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ChineseEdit

trad.		慾
simp.		欲

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yù (yu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
    • Wade-Giles: yü⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiw
    • IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶
    • Yale: yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹
    • IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: /jɨok̚/▼

Rime
Character	慾
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	余蜀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juawk̚/
Li Rong	/iok̚/
Wang Li	/jĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yù

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*loɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	慾
Reading #	1/1
No.	4309
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	欲
Old Chinese	/*loɡ/

DefinitionsEdit

慾

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CompoundsEdit

• 七情六慾／七情六欲
• 利慾／利欲
• 利慾薰心／利欲薰心
• 嗜慾／嗜欲
• 少私寡慾／少私寡欲
• 性慾／性欲 (xìngyù)
• 情慾／情欲 (qíngyù)
• 慾令智昏／欲令智昏
• 慾壑難填／欲壑难填

• 慾念／欲念
• 慾望／欲望 (yùwàng)
• 慾火／欲火
• 求知慾／求知欲
• 清心寡慾／清心寡欲
• 獸慾／兽欲 (shòuyù)
• 省慾去奢／省欲去奢
• 禁慾／禁欲 (jìnyù)
• 禁慾主義／禁欲主义

• 私慾／私欲
• 縱慾／纵欲
• 肉慾／肉欲 (ròuyù)
• 色慾／色欲 (sèyù)
• 貪慾／贪欲
• 貪慾無藝／贪欲无艺
• 食慾／食欲 (shíyù)
• 食慾不振／食欲不振 (shíyùbùzhèn)

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JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

慾

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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ReadingsEdit

• On: よく (yoku)
• Kun: このみ (konomi), むさぼる (musaboru)

CompoundsEdit

• 愛慾
• 強慾
• 色慾
• 食慾
• 性慾
• 大慾
• 物慾
• 無慾
• 情慾
• 名誉慾

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KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

慾 • ‎(yok) (hangeul 욕, revised yok, McCune-Reischauer yok, Yale yok)

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VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

慾 (dục)

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