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CHINESE CHARACTER

馁 (něi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

něi
famished, hungry, starving
HSK 7-910 strokes

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Primary radical

饣 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 馁.

Phonetic component

妥 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 馁 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 馁

FAQ

What does 馁 (něi) mean in Chinese?

famished, hungry, starving

How do you write 馁 in stroke order?

馁 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 馁?

饣 is the radical in 馁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 馁?

气馁 (qìněi): to be discouraged.