馁(něi)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 餒

(bound form) hungry

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Character information

Pinyin
něi
Meaning
(bound form) hungry; starving; (bound form) dispirited; (literary) (of fish) putrid
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
餒

Origin & structure

Where 馁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰饣妥

In this compound, the meaning comes from 饣 (food); 妥 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

饣shí妥tuǒ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 馁 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 馁

Common words using 馁 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qì气něi馁
HSK 7-9

to be discouraged

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zì自něi馁

to lose confidence; to be disheartened

Open 自馁 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 馁’s common words

气自

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