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饥 - jī

hunger, starving; hungry; a famine

hunger, starving; hungry; a famine

How to read 饥

Click 饥 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishhunger, starving; hungry; a famine
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

饥渴 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 饥饿. Please read 饥荒 one more time.

Common words with this character

hungry and thirsty; to crave
hunger; starvation; famine
crop failure; famine; debt
to allay one's hunger

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 饥 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 饥渴 and 饥饿 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 饥.