Keyword
fish bones
- honest
- upright
- Frequency
- #5990
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
gěng
Mnemonic
鱼 (fish) gives the meaning and 更 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
如鲠在喉
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
骨鲠在喉
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
鲠
to choke on a piece of food; (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
骨鲠
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker