qìng

綮

Character · Bound morpheme

see 'kěnqìng' (crux, key point)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

bound morpheme

see '肯綮' (kěnqìng)

literary

This character only appears in the word '肯綮' (kěnqìng), which is a classical/literary term meaning the crucial point or the crux of a matter.

Tā他
yī一
xià下
zi子
jiù就
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
wèn问
tí题
de的
kěn肯
qìng綮
 。

He immediately grasped the crux of the problem.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǜ律
shī师
de的
biàn辩
lùn论
qiè切
zhòng中
kěn肯
qìng綮
 。

The lawyer's argument hit the nail on the head.

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Kěn肯
qìng綮
zhī之
yán言
 ,
yī一
yǔ语
zhòng中
dì的
 。

A crucial remark that hits the point directly.