to choke with emotion / to choke on a piece of food

哽 character breakdown

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
more / even more / further / still / still more

= + : 人心不足,蛇吞象: A person who always wants more is like a snake which wants to eat an elephant.

= + : Guy Fawkes found a snake who ate an elephant in the engine's bathroom, and now it can't move anymore. Together with his friends Bigfoot and the sun, he carries it out of the bathroom.

Characters with 哽 as component

哽 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 哽

to choke with emotion / to choke with sobs
to choke with grief
to choke on one's food / to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak

Sentences with 哽

哽 currently does not appear in any sentence.