piǎo殍
殍
archaic
literary
Meaning of 殍
殍 means corpse of one who died of starvation; to die of starvation; to starve to death. Pronounced piǎo.
- corpse of one who died of starvation
- to die of starvation; to starve to death
Character Info
Radical歹
Strokes11
Components
歹
孚
Stroke Order
殍
Definitions & Examples
è饿
piǎo殍
biàn遍
yě野
。
The fields were strewn with the corpses of those who had starved to death.
lù路
yǒu有
è饿
piǎo殍
。
There were bodies of the starved lying by the roadside.
lián连
nián年
zhàn战
luàn乱
dǎo导
zhì致
è饿
piǎo殍
zài载
dào道
。
Years of continuous warfare resulted in roads filled with the corpses of the starved.