Dong Chinese dictionary

jī

starve

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.

Components

飠 Meaning component

shí

eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

幾 Sound component

jǐ, jī

how much

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jī

starve, be hungry; famine

jī

variant of 飢|饥[jī]

Most common words with 饑

Sources