Keyword
to choke
- to stifle
- to restrain
- to suppress one's inner feelings
- Frequency
- #3037
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
biē
Mnemonic
心 (heart) gives the meaning and 敝 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
憋
to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)
憋气
to hold one's breath; to feel suffocated (for lack of air); choked with bottled-up resentment
憋不住
to be unable to repress sth; to be unable to contain oneself
憋屈
sullen
憋闷
to feel oppressed; to be depressed; to feel dejected