Memory phrase for the character: 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 & bean 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.




 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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