kě
渴 (kě) is a Chinese word meaning “thirsty”.
Meanings
- 1thirsty
- Part of speech
- adjective
Related words
渴望to thirst for饥渴hungry and thirsty口渴thirsty渴求to long for如饥似渴to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly解渴to quench干渴parched临渴掘井lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty临渴穿井lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision望梅止渴lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)求贤若渴(idiom) to eagerly seek talented people消渴condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes