Keyword
to choke
- to hiccup
- Frequency
- #4272
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
yē
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 壹 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
噎
to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
噎住
to choke (on); to choke off (in speech)
因噎废食
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
抽噎
to sob
哽噎
to choke on one's food; to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak