懂中文 Dong Chinese

哽

gěng

choke (with grief)

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 更 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

更 sound component

更  Sound component

gèng, gēng

  

more

Evolution

哽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
哽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

哽  

gěng

choke (with grief); to choke with emotion; to choke on a piece of food

Most common words with 哽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

哽咽

to choke with emotion

哽

choking

哽噎

to choke on one's food

悲哽

to choke with grief