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觎

覦
yú
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to covet
  2. 2 to long for (something not one's due)

Examples

HSK 7-9
几个强国觊觎这块富饶又险要的土地。
Jǐ gè qiángguó jì yú zhè kuài fùráo yòu xiǎnyào de tǔdì.
Several powers coveted this rich and strategic territory.
HSK 7-9
他从不觊觎别人的财产。
Tā cóngbù jì yú biérén de cáichǎn.
He never coveted others' property.

Tips

usage
觎 is a bound character used only in 觊觎, to covet something one should not have. The seeing radical reflects desire that begins with the eye.

Components

radical
见 jiàn
to see; to look
见 is the see radical on the right. Coveting begins with looking at and desiring what is not yours, so the seeing radical carries the meaning.
phonetic
俞 yú
to assent; surname
俞 supplies the sound yú, matching its own reading exactly. It is the phonetic element on the left, the same one in 愉 and 输.

Stroke Order

觎 yú