02233 Chinese character of 饑 and pronounce gei1

The Chinese character【饑】is a word that describes a state or emotion, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

hunger. Explanation: (1) A year of famine in which the harvest of grain is poor. Such as: “famine”, “hungry year”. (2) Hungry. It means hunger. For example: “hunger”, “thirst”, “hungry enough to eat anything”.

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【饑】:jī

Cantonese Jyutping of 【饑】:gei1

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【饑】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【饑】, for example:Describing a state or emotion , It means mainly hunger .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【饑】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【饑荒、饑餓】(Mandarin Pinyin:qí huāng 、qí è/ Cantonese Jyutping:gei1 fong1 、gei1 ngo6)

This character is composed using 20 strokes,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,Here’s a practical example using this character.:


饑荒讓許多人陷入困境。

Famine left many people in dire straits.


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