How to write 餓

餓 è 【動】 【本义】:飢之甚。按:在古代，「飢」與「餓」存在着程度上的差別。「飢」指一般的肚子餓;「餓」是嚴重的飢餓。 (Meaning: Extreme hunger. In ancient times, there was a difference between "hungry" and "starved" in terms of severity. "Hungry" refers to general hunger, while "starved" indicates severe hunger.) 【造字法】:形聲。从食，我聲。 (Structure: Phono-semantic compound. From "food" and the sound "è".) 【引】 1 《說文》：餓，飢也。 (In "Shuowen," it states: "Starved means hungry.") 2 《六書故》：餓，無食久餒也。 (In "Liushu," it means: "Starved; prolonged without food.") 3 《正字通》：餓，甚於飢也。 (In "Zhengzitong," it says: "Starved is more severe than hungry.") 4 有死者曰大飢，無死者曰大餓。——《穀梁傳》疏引徐邈說 (The "Guliang Commentary" states: "When there are the dead, it's called severe hunger; when there are none, it's called severe starvation.") 5 《淮南子·說山》：無一月餓。 (From "Huainanzi," it states: "No food for a month.") 6 《韓非子·飾邪》：家有常業，雖飢不餓。 (From "Han Feizi," it means: "With a stable family income, one may be hungry but not starved.") 【例】 又如:餓隸(飢餓的人;形容幹瘠的樣子);餓損(餓壞);餓殺鬼(方言。貪吃的人);餓病(飢餓致病) (For example: starved person (someone who is starving; describes a frail appearance); starved to death; greedy person (dialect); sickness caused by hunger.) 1 【同本義】 ([En.] hungry)。與「飽」相對 (Same meaning: [En.] hungry. Opposed to "full.") 2 【使受餓;感到飢餓】 ([En.] starve; hunger) (Meaning: To cause to starve; to feel hunger.) 【引】 1 《孟子·告子下》：餓其體膚。 (In "Mencius," it states: "Starve their bodies and skins.") 2 《論語·季氏》：伯夷、叔齊餓於首陽之下。 (In "Analects," it states: "Bo Yi and Shu Qi starved under Shouyang.") 【例】 又如:孩子餓了;別餓着小豬 (For example: The child is hungry; don't let the little pig starve.) 3 【貧困;缺少】 ([En.] poor)。 (Meaning: Poverty; lacking.) 【例】 如:水田餓水;乾田餓水;餓鄉(缺吃的鄉里) (For example: Waterlogged fields lacking water; dry fields lacking water; a village suffering from hunger.)