噎(yē)

15 strokes

to choke (on)

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Character information

Pinyin
yē
Meaning
to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 噎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口壹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 壹 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu壹yī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 噎 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 噎

Common words using 噎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gěng哽yē噎

to choke on one's food; to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak

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yē噎zhù住

to choke (on); to choke off (in speech)

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yē噎sǐ死

(intransitive) to choke to death

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yīn因yē噎fèi废shí食

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's …

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chōu抽chōu抽yē噎yē噎

(idiom) to sob and sniffle

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Related characters

From 噎’s common words

哽住死因废食抽

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