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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- e4
- English meanings
- starve
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 饣; right 我.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
suddenly; Russia
disaster; misfortune
beautiful woman; Chang'e
high; lofty
evil
evil; bad
grasp; guard
erroneous; extort; rumour
restrain; stop
forehead; amount
crocodile
goose
goose
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
I'm hungry.
- 02
He gets hungry quickly.
- 03
Eat something when you're hungry.
- 04
You'll be hungry if you skip breakfast.
- 05
The food smells good; I'm starving.
- 06
Don't work on an empty stomach.
Related words
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- 忍饥挨饿
- 饥饿