Character

馁

něi HSK 7

馁 něi HSK 7

1. (lit.) hungry; starving
2. (lit.) (archaic) rotting fish
3. lacking or having lost courage; dispirited

Words using 馁 as něi (1)

Structure & writing

馁 něi — (lit.) hungry; starving

馁 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 饣 shí — food/eating radical

饣 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

饭 fàn cooked rice or grain 饺 jiǎo dumpling (crescent-shaped stuffed dough)

HSK 2

馆 guǎn inn; lodging house for guests

HSK 3

饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol 饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry) 饿 è hungry (opposite of 饱)

HSK 4

饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed) 馒 mán steamed bun (see 馒头, a leavened, dome-shaped bread with no filling)

HSK 6

饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱) 馈 kuì to give as a gift, to present

HSK 7

蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 饪 rèn to cook food 饲 sì to raise (animals); to feed 饵 ěr cake; pastry 饶 ráo abundant, plentiful

Show more HSK 7 characters (+2)

馁 něi (lit.) hungry; starving 馅 xiàn filling (meat, vegetables, sugar, etc. inside dumplings, pastries, or other foods)

2 妥 tuǒ — appropriate; suitable

妥 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

馁 něi (lit.) hungry; starving

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