咽

yān · yàn · yè · yuān

throat; pharynx · narrow pass

Radical: 口 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

咽=口+因

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

throat; pharynx

narrow pass

yān

to choke (in crying)

yè

to swallow

yàn

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Words with 咽 102 total

to choke with emotion · to choke with sobs哽咽gěng yè (anatomy) hypopharynx下咽xià yān to swallow · to gulp吞咽tūn yàn

Idioms with 咽 12 total

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass扼襟控咽è jīn kòng yān to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously · to gorge oneself狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yàn