05918 Chinese character of 殍 and pronounce piu5

The Chinese character【殍】that we will explain today is a word that describes a state or result. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Starve or die.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【殍】:piǎo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【殍】:piu5

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【殍】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【殍】, for example:Describe the status or result , It means mainly starvation or death .The richness and complexity of Chinese characters enable various interpretations, some of which may exceed what is presented here.

【殍】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【殍尸、餓殍】(Mandarin Pinyin:piǎo shī 、è piǎo/ Cantonese Jyutping:piu5 si1 、ngo6 piu5)

The total stroke number of this character is 11 ,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Below, you’ll find a sentence connected to this character.:


災區裡有許多餓殍令人痛心。

It is heartbreaking to see so many starving people in the disaster area.


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