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欲 = 谷 + 欠

欲 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “desire”. It is built from 谷 (valley) and 欠 (owe). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
desire
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yù
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
desire, want, long for, долго, желание, want, long for
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
欲 longing

Decomposition

ids

  1. 谷 valley
  2. 欠 owe

Characters that contain 欲

How to find 欲 without knowing its reading

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

Open 欲 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.