HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
饿
hungry / to be starved
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 饿 look like this?
The character is made of two parts: 饣(shí), which is the radical for 'food' or 'eat', and 我 (wǒ), which means 'I' or 'me'. Together, they suggest the feeling of 'my stomach needs food', beautifully representing the sensation of hunger!