饥 jī — hungry; starved; famished

饥

Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #299

Traditional: 飢 饑

jī ji1

Basic definition

  1. adjective hungry; starved; famished e.g 饥饿饥民饥肠辘辘
  2. adjective famine; crop failure; hunger e.g 饥荒饥馑饥岁

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从食,幾( jī)声。本义:荒年,五谷无收)
  2. bad havest e.g 饥荒饥馁饥岁 饥时得一口 · 饥氓
  3. hungry;famishing;starving
  4. 姓
  5. (“飢”与“饑”的区别在于,“飢”指肚子饿,“饑”指饥荒。在先秦不相混同,到后来才逐渐通用。“飢”、“饑”现在均简化为“饥”)
verb
  1. (形声。从食,幾( jī)声。本义:荒年,五谷无收)
  2. bad havest e.g 饥荒饥馁饥岁 饥时得一口 · 饥氓
  3. hungry;famishing;starving
  4. 姓
  5. (“飢”与“饑”的区别在于,“飢”指肚子饿,“饑”指饥荒。在先秦不相混同,到后来才逐渐通用。“飢”、“饑”现在均简化为“饥”)
  6. hungry;famishing;starving e.g 饥火 · 饥殍 · 饥驱 · 饥火中烧
  7. bad havest
  8. Ji state
  9. 姓

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