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吭 kēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kēng | keng1
English translation
throat

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About 吭 kēng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

吭 kēng

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of 吭 kēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口亢

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

亢 kàng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 口 kǒu represents the meaning and 亢 kàng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 吭 kēng

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画家 huà jiā 一声不吭 yī shēng bù kēng ,心事重重, 整个 zhěnggè 人 rén 都 dōu 显得 xiǎnde 阴沉沉 yīn chén chén 的 de .

The painter was silent and preoccupied , there was a gloom over him.

他 tā 扛起那 Nā 只 zhǐ 沉重 chénzhòng 的 de 箱子 xiāng zi , 吭哧 kēng chi 吭哧地走 zǒu 了 le .

He heaved the heavy box and staggered off , puffing and blowing from the strain.

他 tā 一声不吭 yī shēng bù kēng 就 jiù 走 zǒu 了 le ,真 zhēn 叫人莫名其妙 mòmíngqímiào .

It is quite baffling that he left without a word.

脸皮 liǎn pí 真 zhēn 厚 hòu ! 她 tā 一声不吭 yī shēng bù kēng 把 bǎ 我 wǒ 的 de 收音机 shōuyīnjī 拿走 ná zǒu 了 le !

What a nerve! She just walked off with my radio!

警方 jǐng fāng 称 chèn 他们 tā men 像 xiàng 往常 wǎngcháng 一样 yīyàng 碰 pèng 了 le 壁 bì ，没人吭气 kēng qì 。

The police say they met the usual wall of silence.

Words with 吭 kēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吭 kēng to utter吭 kēng
一声不吭 yī shēng bù kēng to not say a word一聲不吭
吭声 kēng shēng to utter a word吭聲
引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē
吭哧 kēng chi to whimper吭哧 kēng chi
吭气 kēng qì to utter a sound吭氣

吭 kēng Decomposition & Compounds

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