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饿è

hungry; to starve; to make hungry

饿 means hungry or to make someone go hungry.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

hungry; to starve; to make hungry

饿 means hungry or to make someone go hungry.

VARIANT COMPONENT

food (from 食)

Food-related clue; not a standalone page.

In 饿: variant component The food-side form is a bound form.

RIGHT VISUAL PIECE

I; me

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 饿: right visual piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

饭 fàn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 饿.

馆 guǎn — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 饿.

饱 bǎo — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 饿.

饺 jiǎo — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 饿.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: c2084220fd727fdcacfd540807acb66b6f3d40085ac44a2e26e968a32d84395f. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:02.624Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.