慾 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Desire / Longing / Craving

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yù

yoku

욕

慾 means desire, longing, appetite, wish, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, avarice, and craving.

慾 is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.

The context in which this character is used determines whether the meaning is good or bad. As a single character on a wall scroll, you get to decide what the definition is to you (hopefully more toward desire than greed).

Please note that Japanese use a simplified version of this character - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of desire.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
慾欲 see styles	yù yu4 yü yoku よく	More info & calligraphy: Desire / Longing / Craving desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants Passion, inordinate desire, lust, v. 欲.
利慾利欲 see styles	lì yù li4 yu4 li yü	利慾 Custom Scroll cupidity See: 利欲
嗜慾嗜欲 see styles	shì yù shi4 yu4 shih yü	嗜慾 Custom Scroll lust
大慾 see styles	daiyoku だいよく taiyoku たいよく	大慾 Custom Scroll avarice
寡慾 see styles	kayoku かよく	寡慾 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) unselfishness; wanting little
小慾 see styles	shouyoku / shoyoku しょうよく	小慾 Custom Scroll (being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
少慾 see styles	shouyoku / shoyoku しょうよく	少慾 Custom Scroll (being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
強慾 see styles	gouyoku / goyoku ごうよく	強慾 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) greedy; avaricious
性慾性欲 see styles	xìng yù xing4 yu4 hsing yü seiyoku / seyoku せいよく	性慾 Custom Scroll sexual desire; lust (noun - becomes adjective with の) sexual desire
情慾情欲 see styles	qíng yù qing2 yu4 ch`ing yü ching yü jouyoku / joyoku じょうよく	情慾 Custom Scroll lust; desire; sensual (noun - becomes adjective with の) passions; sexual desire; lust
意慾 see styles	iyoku いよく	意慾 Custom Scroll (out-dated kanji) (n,n-suf) will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
愛慾 see styles	aiyoku あいよく	愛慾 Custom Scroll (1) passion; sexual desire; lust; (2) (Buddhist term) attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
慾愛慾爱 see styles	yù ài yu4 ai4 yü ai yokuai	慾愛 Custom Scroll To hanker after, desire.
慾斎 see styles	yokusai よくさい	慾斎 Custom Scroll (given name) Yokusai
慾望欲望 see styles	yù wàng yu4 wang4 yü wang yokubou / yokubo よくぼう	慾望 Custom Scroll desire; longing; appetite; craving (irregular kanji usage) desire; appetite; lust
慾火欲火 see styles	yù huǒ yu4 huo3 yü huo	慾火 Custom Scroll lust See: 欲火
洩慾泄欲 see styles	xiè yù xie4 yu4 hsieh yü	洩慾 Custom Scroll to sate one's lust
淫慾淫欲 see styles	yín yù yin2 yu4 yin yü inyoku いんよく	淫慾 Custom Scroll lust lust
無慾 see styles	muyoku むよく	無慾 Custom Scroll (adj-na,n,adj-no) unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
物慾 see styles	butsuyoku ぶつよく	物慾 Custom Scroll greed; worldly or materialistic desires
獣慾 see styles	juuyoku / juyoku じゅうよく	獣慾 Custom Scroll animal or carnal desires; lust
獸慾兽欲 see styles	shòu yù shou4 yu4 shou yü	獸慾 Custom Scroll beastly desire
禁慾禁欲 see styles	jìn yù jin4 yu4 chin yü kinyoku きんよく	禁慾 Custom Scroll to suppress desire; self-restraint; asceticism (n,vs,adj-no) abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation
私慾 see styles	shiyoku しよく	私慾 Custom Scroll self-interest; selfish desire
節慾 see styles	setsuyoku せつよく	節慾 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) control one's desires; abstinence
縱慾纵欲 see styles	zòng yù zong4 yu4 tsung yü	縱慾 Custom Scroll to indulge in debauchery
肉慾肉欲 see styles	ròu yù rou4 yu4 jou yü	肉慾 Custom Scroll carnal desire See: 肉欲
胴慾 see styles	douyoku / doyoku どうよく	胴慾 Custom Scroll (noun or adjectival noun) avarice; heartlessness; greed
色慾色欲 see styles	sè yù se4 yu4 se yü shikiyoku しきよく	色慾 Custom Scroll sexual desire; lust lust; sexual appetite
貪慾贪欲 see styles	tān yù tan1 yu4 t`an yü tan yü donyoku どんよく tonyoku とんよく tanyoku たんよく	貪慾 Custom Scroll greed; avarice; rapacious; avid (noun or adjectival noun) (1) avarice; greed; covetousness; (2) (Buddhist term) raga (desire)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Desire Longing Craving	慾欲	yoku	yù / yu4 / yu	yü
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.