Keyword
branch
- stem
- to hinder
- to block
- Frequency
- #2980
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
gěng
Mnemonic
木 (tree) gives the meaning and 更 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
梗
branch; stem; stalk; to block; to hinder; (neologism that evolved from 哏 (gén), initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc); prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
梗概
broad outline; gist; summary
桔梗
Chinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
心肌梗塞
(Tw) myocardial infarction; heart attack
心肌梗死
myocardial infarction; heart attack
梗阻
to obstruct; to hamper; (medicine) obstruction
梗塞
to clog; to block; to obstruct
作梗
to obstruct; to stand in the way; to interfere; to create difficulties
花梗
stem of flower
从中作梗
(idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
梗死
(medicine) to have an infarction
脑梗塞
cerebral infarction
心梗
myocardial infarction; heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死 (xīnjīgěngsǐ))
脑梗死
cerebral infarction
老梗
(Tw) unoriginal; hackneyed; (of a joke) old