piǎo

archaic

Meaning of

莩 means corpses of those who starved to death; the starving dead (variant of 殍). Pronounced piǎo.

  • corpses of those who starved to death; the starving dead (variant of 殍)

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Definitions & Examples

yǒu
è饿
piǎo
 

In the fields lay the bodies of the starved.

è饿
piǎo
biàn

starved corpses filling the wilderness (describing severe famine)

piǎo
piǎo
xiāng
wàng

the starved dead visible everywhere

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