How to write 渴

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 渴

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Meaning of 渴

Pinyin kě

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

thirsty

Usage

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渴望 kě wàng

to thirst for / to long for

口渴 kǒu kě

thirsty

解渴 jiě kě

to quench

渴求 kě qiú

to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire

饥渴 jī kě

hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě

to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth

干渴 gān kě

parched / dry mouth

渴死 kě sǐ

die of thirst / parched

焦渴 jiāo kě

parched / terribly thirsty

求贤若渴 qiú xián ruò kě

seek talent with eagerness / urgent need of talents

消渴 xiāo kě

condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

止渴 zhǐ kě

quench one's thirst

饮鸩止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

渴念 kě niàn

yearning

望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions

饥餐渴饮 jī cān kě yǐn

eat when hungry and drink when thirsty / When one is hungry, he eats and when thirsty he drinks.

渴盼 kě pàn

thirst for / look forward to eagerly / wish eagerly / earnestly hope

远水解不了近渴 yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě

Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.

渴慕 kě mù

to thirst for

思贤若渴 sī xián ruò kě

desire greatly to win the support of the wise / One's love for the able men is equal to one's thirst for water.