gěng

character
literary

Meaning of

鲠 means fish bone; to get stuck in the throat; to obstruct. Pronounced gěng.

  • fish bone
  • to get stuck in the throat; to obstruct
  • upright; honest; blunt; straightforward

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

gěng
zài
hóu
 
kuài
 

Like a fish bone stuck in the throat—one cannot rest until it is spit out.

Hóu
lóng
qiǎ
le
gēn
gěng
 
nán
shòu
le
 

A fish bone got stuck in the throat, causing extreme discomfort.