渴	998C25   63A.50-4	部居	畫數  12	ㄎㄜˇ [ke3] .
N	Thirsty: 口渴，嘴渴 thirsty; 饑渴 thirst and hunger; 好渴 very thirsty; 止渴 to slake thirst; 望梅止渴 to slake thirst by thinking of plums; 飲鴆止渴 stop thirst by drinking poison--senseless measure; 臨渴掘井 start to drill well when thirsty--too late; 渴筆 use of semi-dry brush in calligraphy.
Adv	Earnestly: 渴念 thinking of person greatly; 渴望 earnestly hope; 渴睡 very sleepy; 渴欲 wish very much; 渴仰，渴慕 admire greatly from distance; 渴想 earnestly hope.