鲠直

variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]

to choke on a piece of food

to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat

surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters