Writing
饿 (è) — how to say "hungry" in Chinese
饿
Hungry
adjective
Radicals / Keys
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
Collocations
又饿又渴
yòu è yòu kě
both hungry and thirsty
Examples
工作了一下午，我现在饿得能吃下一头牛。
I worked all afternoon, now I'm so hungry I could eat a cow.
我饿了，想吃饭。
I'm hungry, I want to eat.
Mnemonic
[è-] Eddie the Elephant woke up and found a 饿 "hungry" sign 🍽️ on the table. He traces the [一] horizontal line with his trunk and notices the [口] mouth radical, imagining delicious food. Feeling 饿 hungry, Eddie decides it's time to make breakfast.
Frequently asked questions
How to say hungry in Mandarin?
"hungry" in Chinese is 饿 (è).
饿 meaning in English
饿 (è) means "Hungry".
Hungry in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced è (written as e). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for hungry
It is written 饿 and has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 饿?
饿 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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