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Meaning of 哽

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Pinyin: gěng
English Definition: to choke with emotion; to choke on a piece of food
Chinese Definition:
①声气阻塞:哽咽。哽结。哽塞。
②食物阻塞在喉不能下咽:哽阻。哽噎。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ gèng ] more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
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Example Words
哽咽 gěng to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
哽噎 gěng to choke on one's food; to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak
悲哽 bēi gěng to choke with grief
More: 哽* | *哽 | *哽*
Example Sentences
1
He couldn't, his throat locked.
2
Finally she eked out "Choking."
3
She swallowed a plum-stone and was almost chocked.
4
I nearly choked at the prospect of taking a huge leap of faith into the unknown.
5
The doctor dislodged the fish bone from her throat.