渴 (kě) means “thirsty” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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我口渴，想喝水。wǒ kóu kě xiǎng hē shuǐ

I am thirsty and want to drink water.

A dry feeling that creates a need to drink water.

口渴kóu kě: Feeling that the mouth or throat is dry and wanting water.

因为口干或缺水而想喝水的感觉yīn wèi kǒu gàn huò quē shuǐ ér xiǎng hē shuǐ de gǎn jué

The character 渴 (kě, "thirsty") combines 氵 (shuǐ, "water") + 曷 (hé, "phonetic element"), linking the word's form with water and its sound.

Chinese often presents thirst as a current state with 渴了 (kě le, "be thirsty now"), while English usually uses the phrase "be thirsty".