殎 (qià) - A character meaning 'to die from hunger' or & archaic and extremely rare in modern usage.

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qià ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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殎 · qià

A character meaning 'to die from hunger' or 'to starve to death';

archaic and extremely rare in modern usage.

A character meaning 'to die from hunger' orarchaic and extremely rare in modern usage.

Usage highlights

death by starvationto perish from hungerstarvation death

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 殎 means death by starvation (饿死).
  • In classical texts, it describes perishing from hunger (因饥饿而死).
  • This character is rarely used in contemporary language (现代汉语中极少使用).

Collocations

  • death by starvation(饿殎)
  • to perish from hunger(殎死)
  • starvation death(饥殎)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents an archaic concept of death from hunger, reflecting historical concerns about famine.
  • Extremely rare in modern usage, primarily of interest to scholars studying classical Chinese.

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