Chinese Word: 憋 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

憋HSK 6

Pinyin: biē

English Definition: to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)

Chinese Definition:
①用本义。
②凶恶。［合］憋懆(凶狠)。
③执拗。［合］憋拗(固执；执拗)；憋劣(刚直，固执)。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:敝 indicates the sound; 心 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敝 [ bì ] to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

Similar Characters: 鳖弊愍

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 憋

憋闷	biē men	to feel oppressed; to be depressed; to feel dejected
憋气	biē qì	to feel suffocated or oppressed; to choke with resentment; to feel injured or resentful
憋屈	biē qū	sullen
受憋	shòu biē	to be financially hard up (colloquial)
憋一口气HSK 6	biē yī kǒu qì	to hold one's breath (colloquial)