jǐn馑（饉）
馑（饉）
archaic
technical
Meaning of 馑
馑 means famine; crop failure; bad harvest (usually used in the compound 饥馑). Pronounced jǐn.
- famine; crop failure; bad harvest (usually used in the compound 饥馑)
Character Info
Radical饣
Strokes11
Stroke Order
馑
Definitions & Examples
Lián连
nián年
jī饥
jìn馑
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
。
Years of consecutive famine left the people displaced and homeless.
Gǔ谷
bù不
shú熟
yuē曰
jī饥
，
shū蔬
bù不
shú熟
yuē曰
jǐn馑
。
When grain does not ripen it is called 'ji'; when vegetables do not ripen it is called 'jin'.
Dà大
jī饥
jǐn馑
zhī之
hòu后
，
bì必
yǒu有
dà大
yì疫
。
After a great famine, there is sure to come a great plague.