"渴" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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渴
Trad. 渴
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 水
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 氵日匃
氵 + 曷
Prononciation
Mandarin kě
Entry Methods
Pinyin ke3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 EAPV
水日心女
Wubi IJQN
Encodages (hexa)
GB2312 BFCA
BIG5 B4F7
HSK
Level 3
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渴 kě thirsty
Results beginning with 渴
渴望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for
渴求 kě qiú to long for / to crave for / to greatly desire
渴慕 kě mù to thirst for
渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
Approximate Results for 渴
饥渴 jī kě hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
口渴 kǒu kě thirsty
解渴 jiě kě to quench
干渴 gān kě parched / dry mouth
消渴 xiāo kě condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom) / eagerly / to long for sth
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
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
临渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom) / fig. not to make adequate provision / to act when it is too late
充饥止渴 chōng jī zhǐ kě to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
临渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
远水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
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