Character data
Character data
| HSK | 6 |
| Frequency | 2173rd character |
| Radical | ⾷ (184.2) |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Index # | 299 |
| TRADITIONAL | 飢 |
Definitions
| 饥 jī |
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Stroke order
Words containing 饥
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hunger; starvation; famine
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(fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc); hungry and thirsty
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famine; difficulty; debt
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stomach rumbling with hunger
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to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth
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in desperate poverty; beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
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to allay one's hunger
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to feed on illusions (idiom)
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to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
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hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
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starving; famished
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to suffer from hunger
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bulimia
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to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
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to lay sth by for a rainy day
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beggars can't be choosers; can't be picky in need
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The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
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well-fed seek sex; poor and cold turn to theft
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The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
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famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
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