TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
飢
飢 ＝ 食 ＋ 几
ㄐㄧ · jī
adj/verb — hungry; to starve
字源 FORM — what the parts do
几聲jī — gives the soundthe 几 series: 肌 jī, 机 jī
Food (食) on the left names the matter; 几 jī carries the whole sound exactly. An empty stomach wanting food — 飢餓, plain bodily hunger, the want of the next meal.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
飯（食）擺在那兒，肚子空空只想著吃——飢。
Food (食) sits there, the empty stomach thinking of nothing else — hungry.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)飢餓— hungry常用
→飢渴— hungry and thirsty
⇒飢寒— hunger and cold — bodily want
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension