← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · May 1, 2021, 06:45 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on May 1, 2021, 06:45 AM
Changed fields: isVerified, components, customSources, historicalPronunciations
Simplified form of 餓. Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound.
Components
饣 is a component form of 食.
Change in sound
饿 and 我 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations