饥 jī — hungry; famine · English

饥

jī

hungry; famine

At a glance · 饥

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「飢/饑」从食，几/几声，本义为饿、荒年。简体「饥」统合。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为饿，亦指饥荒。

Structure

形声字，从食（意符），几（jī）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjī

Radical饣

Strokes5

UnicodeU+9965

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English hungry; famine Hungry; also famine.

Français affamé; disette Affamé ; aussi disette.

Español hambriento; hambruna Hambriento ; también hambruna.

العربية جائع؛ مجاعة جائع؛ ويُستعار للمجاعة.

Русский голодный; голод Голодный; также голод.

Common words

饥饿jī èhungry
饥jīhungry

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