Memory phrase for the Kanji: 噎

噎

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Meaning to choke (on), to choke up, suffocate

Pronunciation

yē

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: one (anti-fraud) 壹 (scholar 士, cover冖 & Bohne 豆)

Mnemonic
 
If something is in the mouth and covers with wide arms (= 士) like a bean, you have to choke.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
豆 beanshows eating / sacrificial vessel with a high round base, and is also interpreted as a drum.
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 Vocabulary

 胸噎  xiōng yē  thoracic choke (animal harness)
 抽抽噎噎  chōu chou yē yē  to sob and sniffle
 抽抽噎噎  chōu chou yē yē  to sob and sniffle
 抽噎  chōu yē  to sob
 抽噎  chōu yē  

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