1. 哽
  2. 咽

哽

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  • 3686th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
哽→
口更
2Radical
哽→
口mouth一one日sun/day丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
哽→
口一口一丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gěng (geng3)choking

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

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咽

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  • 2027th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
咽→
口因
2Radical
咽→
口mouth囗enclosure大big
3Graphical
咽→
口冂一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)narrow pass • throat • pharynx
2. yàn (yan4)to swallow
3. yè (ye4)to choke (in crying)

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

咽喉 

Uncommon

吞咽 
咽下 
咽炎 
哽咽 
呜咽 (嗚咽)
狼吞虎咽 
细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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