鲠(gěng): to choke on a piece of food
15 strokesTrad. 鯁
to choke on a piece of food
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- gěng
- Meaning
- to choke on a piece of food
- Strokes
- 15
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 鯁
Origin & structure
Where 鲠 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 鲠 step by step
15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 鲠
Common words using 鲠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
Open 骨鲠之臣 page →fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
Open 骨鲠在喉 page →Related characters
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