饥
饥 (jī) · hungry
5 strokesLeft–right
饥 (jī) means “hungry”. It is made of 饣 + 几 and has 5 strokes.
Break 饥 into its parts
What 饥 is made of
- 饣 shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 几 jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙 yǐ — second
饥 stroke order
Example sentences with 饥饿
世界上还有很多人在忍受饥饿。Shìjiè shàng háiyǒu hěnduō rén zài rěnshòu jī'è.Many people in the world still suffer from hunger.
走了一天路，大家又累又饥饿。Zǒu le yì tiān lù, dàjiā yòu lèi yòu jī'è.After walking all day, everyone was tired and hungry.
Words with 饥
Also built with 饣
- 蚀shíto nibble at
- 饪rèncooked food
- 饭fànmeal
- 饮yǐnto swallow
- 饰shìto decorate
- 饱bǎofull (after eating)
- 饲sìto raise animals
- 饶ráoabundant
- 饺jiǎostuffed dumplings
- 饼bǐngrice-cake
- 饿èhungry
- 馅xiànfilling
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jī |
|---|---|
| Meaning | hungry |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 饥
What does 饥 mean?
饥 (jī) means “hungry”.
How many strokes does 饥 have?
饥 has 5 strokes.
What parts make up 饥?
饥 is made of 饣 (food) and 几 (small table).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.