饿 (è): meaning and stroke order

饿 in our stories

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• 唐僧带着三个徒弟去西天取经，走到一座荒山时，大家又饿又累。

  Táng Sēng dài zhe sān gè túdì qù Xītiān qǔjīng zǒu dào yí zuò huāngshān shí dàjiā yòu è yòu lèi

  Tang Seng was travelling to the West for the scriptures with his three disciples. When they reached a desolate mountain, all of them were hungry and exhausted.

  From the story Monkey strikes the White Bone Demon three times HSK 6

• 那时候他们穷得连空调都装不起，夏天光着膀子写程序，饿了就泡一碗方便面分着吃。

  nà shíhou tāmen qióng de lián kōngtiáo dōu zhuāng bù qǐ xiàtiān guāng zhe bǎngzi xiě chéngxù è le jiù pào yì wǎn fāngbiànmiàn fēn zhe chī

  Back then they were too poor even for air conditioning. In summer they coded shirtless, and when they were hungry they shared a bowl of instant noodles.

  From the story The day he rang the bell HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 有一次，他们在荒野里断了粮，重耳饿得昏了过去。

  yǒu yí cì tāmen zài huāngyě lǐ duàn le liáng Chóng'ěr è de hūn le guòqu

  Once, in the wilderness, their food ran out, and Chong'er fainted from hunger.

  From the story Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7