Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "馁", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "馁", and master the standard way of writing the character "馁".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 馁
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "馁" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
馁 (něi)
1. 饥饿 (Hungry)
- Example: 冻~ (Frozen hunger).
2. 没有勇气 (Lacking courage)
- Example: 气~ (Disheartened). 自~ (Discouraged). ~怯 (Timid due to discouragement).
3. 鱼腐烂 (Fish rotting)
- Example: “鱼~而肉败” (Fish rots while meat spoils).
Meaning Set:
1. 饥饿 (Hungry)
- Definition: 饥饿 (famished; hungry)
- Reference: 《说文》:餒,饥也。 (Shuowen: "nèi, it means hunger.")
- More References:
- 《广雅》:餒,饥也。 (Guangya: "nèi, it means hunger.")
- 《三苍》:餒,饿也。 (Sancang: "nèi, it means to starve.")
- Example:
- 馁殍 (starved corpses)
- 馁疾 (starvation illness)
- 馁毙 (death from starvation)
- 馁腹 (hungry belly)
2. 气馁;泄气,丧气 (Disheartened; discouraged; dispirited)
- Definition: 气馁 (feeling disheartened)
- Reference: 《孟子·公孙丑》:其为气也配义与道。无是,馁也。 (Mencius: "This state of mind is not aligned with righteousness; it is disheartened.")
- Example:
- 馁堕 (feel emptiness, having lost anger)
- 胜勿骄,败勿馁 (Do not be arrogant in victory, nor disheartened in defeat)
3. 指鱼腐烂变质 (Referring to fish rotting)
- Definition: (Of fish) putrid
- Reference: 《论语·乡党》:鱼馁而肉败,不食。 (Analects: "When fish rots and meat spoils, do not eat it.")
- 泛指食物腐烂变质 (Refers to food decaying)
- Example:
- 馁败 (rotted and spoiled)
Overall, the character "馁" encompasses meanings related to hunger, disheartenment, and the spoilage of food, particularly fish.