咽

yè

HSK 7freq #9313

Meanings

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yè

1.to choke (in crying)

yàn

1.to swallow

yàn

1.variant of 咽[yàn]

yān

1.throat; pharynx
2.narrow pass

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Wiktionary

1.throat, pharynx
2.to make a hoarse sound

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qiːn, *qiːns, *qiːd): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 因 (OC *qin) – connected to the mouth, the throat.

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Stroke order

Components

咽口因

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Derived terms

口咽咽喉咽炎咽頭咽头喉咽鼻咽咉咽哽咽嗚咽呜咽

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Related words

咽喉 throat 吞咽 to swallow 呜咽 to sob 咽气 to die 喉咽 laryngopharynx 哽咽 to choke with emotion 鼻咽 nose and throat 下咽 (anatomy) hypopharynx 咽炎 pharyngitis 下咽 to swallow (food or drink)咽下 to swallow 前咽 prepharynx (biology)