Come learn 3000+ Chinese characters with HanziHero!

→
HSK
7-9
飢餓

hunger

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ji1e4 • jīè

Meaning

Primary

hunger

Alternatives

hungry, starvation, starved, starving

Mnemonic

飢餓 Hunger describes the feeling of being 餓 hungry or even 飢 starving.

Usage

死 於 飢餓

to die of hunger

當地 的 飢餓 問題

local hunger issues

飢餓 是 一 個 常見 的 問題

hunger is a common problem