饿 (è): Hungry — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 3

HSK 3.0:Recognition 3

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 饿

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 饿

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

饿

饣food

我I, self

饿=

4.

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5.

How to Use 饿

Hunger and being hungry

degreeresult + 饿

Use 饿 (è) to describe hunger or the state of becoming hungry.

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

méi没

qián钱

ér而

āi

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饣food

+我I, self

A state of lacking food (饣) where one feels compelled (我) — the sensation of hunger.

hěn很

è饿

very hungry

è饿

le了

got hungry

HSK 6

jī饥

è饿

hunger

挨

è饿

。

He suffers from hunger because he has no money.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

guò过

dù度

jī饥

è饿

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

tóu头

yūn晕

mù目

xuàn眩

ma吗

？

Haven't you felt dizzy and lightheaded because of excessive hunger?

Wǒ我

zhōng中

wǔ午

méi没

chī吃

fàn饭

，

xiàn现

zài在

hěn很

è饿

。

I didn't eat lunch, so I'm very hungry now.

Wǒ我

è饿

le了

，

xiǎng想

chī吃

diǎn点

dōng东

xi西

。

I got hungry and want to eat something.

zhàn战

zhēng争

qī期

jiān间

hěn很

duō多

rén人

è饿

sǐ死

le了

。

Many people starved to death during the war.

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