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哽
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grief

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
gěng
コウ
むせ.ぶ
경
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 更 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 更 even more =
哽 grief
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
更 Phonetic component
gèng even more
more, still further, much more
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
哽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
哽 [gěng]
to choke with emotion; to choke on a piece of food
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
哽咽 [gěng​yè] #46,545
to choke with emotion
哽噎 [gěng​yē] #62,676
to choke on one's food
悲哽 [bēi​gěng] #74,422
to choke with grief