馁 Strokes Write it Listen 馁 něi famished, hungry, starving HSK 7–9 10 strokes Radical 饣 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from饣meaningshífood; to eat妥soundtuǒsecure, sound; satisfactory, appropriate How it works饣 hints at the meaning (food), and 妥 tuǒ hints at the sound.