gěng

common
verb

Meaning of

哽 means to choke on food; to choke up; to have a lump in one's throat. Pronounced gěng.

  • to choke on food
  • to choke up; to have a lump in one's throat

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

chī
de
tài
kuài
 
bèi
mán
tou
gěng
zhù
le
 

He ate too fast and choked on the steamed bun.

Màn
diǎn
chī
 
bié
gěng
zhe
 

Eat slowly, don't choke.

zài
hóu
lóng
 
gěng
de
nán
shòu
 

A fish bone stuck in the throat, choking him uncomfortably.