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Meaning of 吭

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Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ kàng ] high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname
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1
Pinyin: kēng
English Definition:to utter
Chinese Definition:
①出声,发言:吭气。吭声。
Example Words:
吭声 kēng shēng to utter a word
吭气 kēng to utter a sound
吭哧 kēng chi to puff and blow; to whimper
吭吭 kēng kēng (onom.) coughing, grunting etc
一声不吭 shēng kēng to not say a word
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2
Pinyin: háng
English Definition:throat
Chinese Definition:
①喉咙,嗓子:引吭高歌。
Example Words:
引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
He sat there without saying a word.
2
For a long time he didn't even utter a sound.
3
There was a long time when he wrote his own music without saying one word.
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1
%
Simply that 1% of people, when a stranger knocks on the door wielding a clipboard and impertinent personal questions will say: "Yes, you've found me, I am Gay!
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使
窿
The Mayor seized the arms of the chair, braced his feet with all his strength, and felt an icy void in his kidneys, but didn't make a sound.