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= ji + Ø1
(bound form) hungry
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= ji + Ø1
variant of 飢|饥[ji1]
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How to pronounce 饥

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

饥 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= ji + Ø1
small table
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= ji + Ø1
almost
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= ji + Ø3
how much / how many / several / a few
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shí = sh + Ø2
"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)
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Characters with 饥 as component

饥 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 饥

hunger / starvation / famine
hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
crop failure / famine / debt / difficulty

Sentences with 饥

饥 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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