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<WL>欲 [yù] desire, wish; 欲望 desire, passion, 情欲 lust, 贪欲 avarice/greed | <WL>欲 [yù] desire, wish; 欲望 desire, passion, 情欲 lust, 贪欲 avarice/greed | ||
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 欲() yù ‘desire/greed’ (贪欲 ‘insatiable greed/desire’) combines 欠 qiàn ‘breath’ and 谷(𠔌) gǔ ‘ravine/ | The Shuōwén Seal form of 欲() yù ‘desire/greed’ (贪欲 ‘insatiable greed/desire’) combines 欠 qiàn ‘breath’ and 谷(𠔌) gǔ ‘ravine/valley’ (phonosemantic); 谷 here is as in 俗() sú ‘habit/custom/ritual’ (wont). | ||
In Shuōwén 欲() the phonetic component 谷(𠔌) gǔ is said to have 水 ‘water’ above abbrev. (i.e., missing the central stroke, rather like 呇 abbreviated); cf. 㕣(𧮲䜭沇兌). | In Shuōwén 欲() the phonetic component 谷(𠔌) gǔ is said to have 水 ‘water’ above abbrev. (i.e., missing the central stroke, rather like 呇 abbreviated); cf. 㕣(𧮲䜭沇兌). | ||
In Middle Chinese (SBGY) 谷 (吐谷浑) and 欲 were homophones of 浴 yù ‘bathe’ (余蜀切). | In Middle Chinese (SBGY) 谷 (吐谷浑) and 欲 were homophones of 浴 yù ‘bathe’ (余蜀切). | ||
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