慾
yù

lust

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Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning, while 欲 represents the sound and the meaning.

Components

欲
欲 SoundMeaning component
yù desire
心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangloɡ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica