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Simplified Chinese version

U+9913

Seal script
饿
Simplified character

Radical:+ 7 strokes = 16 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.419#31 Kangxi: p.1420#08 Cihai: p.1493r1c03 GSR: 2.o Hanyu: v7,p4456#02
Composition:Left: , right: .
Mandarin:è ㄜˋ
Cantonese:ngo6
Tang reconstruction:ngɑ̀
Shuowen:食部》饿:饥也。从食我声。
Guangyun:广韵·去声··饿》饿:不饱也。五个切,一。
Kangxi:康熙字典·食部·》饿:《唐韵》《正韵》五个切《集韵》《韵会》牛个切,𠀤我去声。《玉篇》饥也。《广韵》不饱也。《礼·檀弓》昔者衞国凶饥,夫子爲粥,与国之饿者。◎按韩子饰邪篇:家有常业,虽饥不饿。淮南子说山训:宁一月饥,毋一旬饿。以此推之,饿甚于饥也。故孟子朝不食,夕不食,兼饥饿言。
Fanqie:五个 (《广韵·去声··饿》)
Unihan definition:hungry; greedy for; hunger

Example usage

论语·季氏》:伯夷叔齐饿于首阳之下,民到于今称之。
Bo Yi and Shu Qi died of hunger at the foot of the Shou Yang mountain, and the people, down to the present time, praise them.
孟子·告子下》:其下,朝不食,夕不食,饥饿不能出门户。
The last case was that of the superior man who had nothing to eat, either morning or evening, and was so famished that he could not move out of his door.
礼记·檀弓下》:君曰:“昔者卫国凶饥,夫子为粥与国之饿者,是不亦惠乎?”
The ruler said, 'Formerly when our state of Wei was suffering from a severe famine, your father had gruel made, and gave it to the famishing - was not this a roof of how kind he was?'
扬子法言》:古者高饿显,下禄隐。
Among the ancients, one who was hungry yet prominent was highly esteemed; one who was prosperous and yet reclusive was considered lowly.
墨子·七患》:今岁凶,民饥道饿,重其子此疚于队,其可无察邪?
But famine and dearth is a much greater calamity than the dropping of a child. Should there not be also endeavour (to prevent it)?
庄子·达生》:田开之曰:“鲁有单豹者,岩居而水饮,不与民共利,行年七十而犹有婴儿之色,不幸遇饿虎,饿虎杀而食之。”
The reply was, 'In Lu there was a Shan Bao, who lived among the rocks, and drank only water. He would not share with the people in their toils and the benefits springing from them; and though he was now in his seventieth year, he had still the complexion of a child. Unfortunately he encountered a hungry tiger, which killed and ate him.'
商君书·画策》:民之见战也,如饿狼之见肉,则民用矣。
If they, on perceiving war, behave like hungry wolves on seeing meat, then they are of use.
荀子·君道》:楚庄王好细腰,故朝有饿人。
说苑·杂言》:伯夷、叔齐何为饿死于首阳山之下?
春秋繁露·竹林》:曰:为其有惨怛之恩,不忍饿一国之民,使之相食。
韩诗外传·卷二》:伯夷叔齐饿于首阳,而志益彰。
大戴礼记》:不得志,不安贵位,不怀厚禄,负耜而行道,冻饿而守仁,则君子之义也,有知之,则愿也。
新书·先醒》:遂徒行而于山中居,饥倦,枕御膝而卧,御以块自易,逃行而去,君遂饿死,为禽兽食
新序·节士》:饿者扬其目而视之曰:“予唯不食嗟来之食,以至于此也。”
中论·智行》:叔孙豹好善,而不知择人,终以凶饿
孔子家语·致思》:而民多匮饿者,是以箪食壶浆而与之。
潜夫论·遏利》:伯夷、叔齐饿于首阳,白驹、介推遯逃于山谷,颜、原、公拆困馑于郊野,守志笃固,秉节不亏,宠禄不能固,威势不能移,虽有南面之尊、公侯之位,德义有殆,礼义不班,挠志如芷,负心若芬,固弗为也。
论衡·命义》:饥馑之岁,饿者满道。
风俗通义》:孟轲讥仲子吐鶂鶂之羹而食井上苦李,鲍焦耕田而食,穿井而饮,非妻所织不衣,饿于山中,食枣,或问之:“此枣子所种耶?”
新语·道基》:伯夷、叔齐饿于首阳,功美垂于万代。
蔡中郎集·述行赋》:又起显明苑于城西,人徒冻饿,不得其命者甚众。
列子·力命》:夷、齐饿于首阳,季氏富于展禽。
文子·上仁》:乱主则不然,一日有天下之富,处一主之势,竭百姓之力,以奉耳目之欲,志专于宫室台榭,沟池苑囿,猛兽珍怪,贫民饥饿,虎狼厌刍豢,百姓冻寒,宫室衣绮绣,故人主畜兹旡用之物,而天下不安其性命矣。
韩非子·二柄》:楚灵王好细腰,而国中多饿人。
慎子·逸文》:圣王在上,则君积于德化,而民积于用力,故妇人为其所衣,丈夫为其所食,则民无冻饿,民得二生矣。
管子·轻重戊》:后十月,管子令人之鲁梁,鲁梁之民,饿馁相及,应声之正,无以给上
淮南子·缪称训》:故伯夷饿死首阳之下,犹不自悔,弃其所贱,得其所贵也。
吕氏春秋·报更》:昔赵宣孟将上之绛,见骫桑之下,有饿人卧不能起者,宣孟止车,为之下食,蠲而餔之,再咽而后能视。
史记·吕太后本纪》:其群臣或窃馈,辄捕论之,赵王饿,乃歌曰:“诸吕用事兮刘氏危,迫胁王侯兮强授我妃。”
春秋左传》:秋,九月,晋侯饮赵盾酒,伏甲将攻之,其右提弥明知之,趋登曰,臣侍君宴,过三爵,非礼也,遂扶以下,公嗾夫獒焉,明搏而杀之,盾曰,弃人用犬,虽猛何为,斗且出,提弥明死之,初,宣子田于首山,舍于翳桑,见灵辄饿,问其病,曰,不食三日矣,食之,舍其半,问之。
国语·楚语下》:吾见令尹,令尹问蓄聚积实,如饿豺狼焉,殆必亡者也。
晏子春秋》:怀宝乡有数十,饥氓里有数家,百姓老弱,冻寒不得短褐,饥饿不得糟糠,敝撤无走,四顾无告。
吴越春秋》:臣闻越王饥饿,民之困穷,可因而破也,今不用天之道,顺地之理,而反输之食,固君之命,狐雉之相戏也
越绝书·外传计倪》:太公九十而不伐,磻溪之饿人也。
战国策·范睢至秦》:李兑用赵,灭食主父,百日而饿死。
盐铁论·水旱》:孟子曰:‘野有饿殍,不知收也。’
列女传·楚处庄侄》:百姓饥饿,马有馀秣,四患也。
汉书·叙传下》:信惟饿隶,布实黥徒,越亦狗盗,芮尹江湖。
前汉纪》:且岁有饥饿
东观汉记·隗嚣》:建武九年正月,隗嚣病饿,出城餐糗糒,腹胀恚愤而死。
后汉书》:永初三年夏,汉人韩琮随南单于入朝,既还,说南单于云:“关东水潦,人民饥饿死尽,可击也。”

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