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鲠

鲠
骾
gěng = g + (e)ng3
to choke on a piece of food
鲠
鯁
gěng = g + (e)ng3
to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat

鲠 character breakdown

Component Translations
鱼
魚
yú = yu + Ø2
surname Yu
鱼
魚
yú = yu + Ø2
fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
更
gēng = g + (e)ng1
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)
更
gèng = g + (e)ng4
more / even more / further / still / still more

Characters with 鲠 as component

鲠 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 鲠

如鲠在喉 骨鲠 骨鲠之臣 骨鲠在喉 鲠喉 鲠直
如
如
鲠
鯁
在
在
喉
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
骨
鲠
鯁
fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker
骨
骨
鲠
鯁
之
之
臣
臣
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

Sentences with 鲠

鲠 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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