ㄐㄧ

jī

hunger

饥 is a 5 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jī in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 饑 or 飢 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 饣 (food) and 几 (how many).

  • 饥
    ㄐㄧ

    jī

    hunger

    • 饣
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      food

    • 几
      ㄐㄧ ˇ

      jǐ

      how many

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(Mouths chewing) food+ few = hunger
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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 饥 pronounced as jī

  • variant of 飢|饥[ji1]
  • hungry

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Book 5 part 1

by Junon ※ 188 characters

2-1a Simplified

by Sprigit ※ 111 characters

HSK 6

by CharacterPop ※ 924 characters

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