| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for; to long for |
| 口渴 | kǒu kě | thirsty |
| 如饥似渴 | rú jī sì kě | to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth |
| 干渴 | gān kě | parched; dry mouth |
| 充饥止渴 | chōng jī zhǐ kě | to allay one’s hunger and slake one’s thirst (idiom) |
| 望梅止渴 | wàng méi zhǐ kě | lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions |
| 渴不可耐 | kě bù kě nài | to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it |
| 渴慕 | kě mù | to thirst for |
| 渴求 | kě qiú | to long for; to crave for; to greatly desire |
| 临渴掘井 | lín kě jué jǐng | lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) |
| 临渴穿井 | lín kě chuān jǐng | lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late |
| 解渴 | jiě kě | quench |
| 远水不解近渴 | yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě | lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs |
| 饥渴 | jī kě | hunger and thirst |
