欲望 yùwàng▶ deseo

Stroke order

欲望 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

• 欲 — 11 strokes
• 望 — 11 strokes

Related words

• 威望prestigio
• 展望expectativa
• 指望esperar; contar con
• 探望Visitar, visita
• 期望Esperar, prever
• 渴望Anhelar

欲望 is pronounced yùwàng and means “deseo”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 欲望 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.