piǎo

archaic
literary

Meaning of

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

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Definitions & Examples

è饿
piǎo
biàn
 

The fields were strewn with the corpses of those who had starved to death.

yǒu
è饿
piǎo
 

There were bodies of the starved lying by the roadside.

lián
nián
zhàn
luàn
dǎo
zhì
è饿
piǎo
zài
dào
 

Years of continuous warfare resulted in roads filled with the corpses of the starved.