噎 (yē) — to choke (on food or drink); (colloquial) to cut someone off, to silence (in conversation)
Definition
Two senses: literal 'choke on food' (噎着) and colloquial 'silence or squelch someone' (噎住), where 住 marks the resulting state. The second is the figurative extension learners usually meet first in modern Chinese.
verb
to choke (on food or drink)(colloquial) to cut someone offto silence (in conversation)
Examples
- ，噎。Chī màn yì diǎn r, bié yē zhe.Eat more slowly; don't choke.
- 。Tā yí jù huà jiù bǎ wǒ yē zhù le.He silenced me with just one sentence.
- 。Tā bèi bǐng gān yē zhù le.He choked on a cookie.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
噎 pairs 口 (mouth) with 壹 for the sound; 口 shows the meaning is about choking or hiccupping.
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