懂中文 Dong Chinese

覦

yú

desire strongly

Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components
見 meaning component

見  Meaning component

jiàn, xiàn

  

see

俞 sound component

俞  Sound component

yú, shù

  

surname

Evolution

覦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
覦 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
覦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

觎 (覦) 

yú

desire strongly, covet, long for; to desire passionately

Most common words with 覦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

觊觎

to covet

觎

to desire passionately