Meta:

  1. 哽 is the 3686th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 2 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. geng3 - choking

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 哽 (geng3): The component 更 is pronounced as 'geng1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 哽 (geng3): The component 更 is pronounced as 'geng4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 哽 (geng3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gun3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

哽咽 

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Meta:

  1. 咽 is the 2027th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (enclosure), (big)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan1 - narrow pass/throat/pharynx
  2. yan4 - to swallow
  3. ye4 - to choke (in crying)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 咽 (yan1): The component 因 is pronounced as 'yin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 咽 (yan4): The component 因 is pronounced as 'yin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 咽 (ye4): The component 因 is pronounced as 'yin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

吞咽 
咽下 
咽喉 
咽炎 
哽咽 
狼吞虎咽 
细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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