04017 Chinese character of 覬 and pronounce gei3

The Chinese character【覬】that we will explain today is a word that describes action or attitude. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Hope or desire.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【覬】:jì

Cantonese Jyutping of 【覬】:gei3

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【覬】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【覬】, for example:Describing an action or attitude , It means primarily hope or desire. .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【覬】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【覬覦、覬幸】(Mandarin Pinyin:jì yú 、jì xìng/ Cantonese Jyutping:gei3 jyu4 、gei3 hang6)

To form this character, you need 17 strokes,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


他因覬覦他人財產而受到批評。

He was criticized for coveting other people’s property.


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