Mao Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Heart (xīn)
Character: Desire
Kangxi Stroke Count: 15
Page 401, Entry 18
Pronounced yu.
In the Sound Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced yu. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), pronounced yu.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): That which the emotions favor.
Staff Inscription of King Wu of Zhou (Zhou Wuwang Zhangming): Where is the Way lost in indulgence and desire?
Also rhyming as yu.
Zhang Heng, Western Capital Rhapsody (Dongjing Fu): Bringing forth the sprouts in late spring, illuminating a sincere heart to extend instruction. Advancing virtuous conduct to exalt one's career, cleansing away the greed of gluttony and desire.
Originally written as desire. Sometimes also written as desire. The desires of the mouth, nose, ears, eyes, and four limbs all originate from the heart, therefore it is written with the heart radical; this is also acceptable.