jī
hunger
Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 几 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飢.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 饥
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
hunger | ||
hungry and thirsty | ||
hungry | ||
famine | ||
to allay one's hunger |