殣
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Meaning: die of hunger
💡 殣 = 歹 (death) + 堇 (scarcity) → death from scarcity, i.e., starvation.
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Character Story & Explanation
殣 (jìn) means 'die of hunger', specifically referring to death by starvation. It appears in classical texts and historical records about famines. The character is composed of 歹 (dǎi, 'death/danger') and 堇 (jǐn, 'clay/ famine'), suggesting a connection to death from scarcity. Though rarely used in modern Chinese, it retains literary and historical significance.
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