Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.
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蝕 eat away (trad)飢 starving (trad/jp)飩 dumplings (trad)飪 cooked food (trad)飫 surfeited (trad)飯 meal (trad/jp)飴 Sweet-Cakes Sweet-Meats (trad)飼 rear (trad/jp)飽 sated (trad/jp)餃 dumpling (trad)餄 noodles either made (trad)餅 cookie (trad/jp)餉 rations and pay (trad)餌 bait (trad/jp)餎 noodles either made (trad)餑 cakes (trad)餒 dispirited (trad)餓 hungry (trad/jp)餕 leftovers (trad)餘 excess (trad)
Historical Evolution
饑
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
饑
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
饑
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)