慾 = 欲 + 心

慾 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lust”. It is built from 欲 (desire) and 心 (heart).

Keyword: lust
Pinyin (Mandarin): yù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: lust, desire, passion, желание, похоть, страсть, desire, passion
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 慾 longing (old)

Decomposition

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欲 desire
心 heart

How to find 慾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “desire” + “heart”. 慾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 慾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.