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殍

piǎo

to starve to death

🔤 Pictophonetic: 歹 (death) provides meaning, 孚 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 11 strokes Uncommon • Top 61%

Words Using 殍 (3)

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Pinyin

Definition

HSK

starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine

饿殍载道

èpiǎozàidào

starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine

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歹

dǎi

corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked

孚

fú

to brood over eggs; to have confidence

⿰歹孚 i

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dǎi

歹

corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked

📷 Pictographic: A corpse

4 strokes HSK 6

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

xī

夕

evening, night, dusk; slanted

📷 Pictographic: A crescent moon

3 strokes HSK 5

bāo

勹

wrap

2 strokes

diǎn

丶

dot

1 strokes

fú

孚

to brood over eggs; to have confidence

💡 Ideographic: A bird clutching 爫 its eggs 子

7 strokes

zhǎo

爫

claws, nails, talons

📷 Pictographic: A bird's talons; compare 爪

4 strokes

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

3 strokes HSK 1

了

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

📷 Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 殍 (3)

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