馁 Stroke Order

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.