咽

yè
#2,027 most
frequent character
to choke (in crying)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

咽 has 口 mouth as its meaning part and 因 yīn as its sound part. It first meant the throat. Read yān, it means pharynx; read yè, it means to choke or catch in the throat.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

咽yān
throat, pharynx, narrow pass
咽yàn
variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
咽yàn
to swallow

Homophones

HSK 4
页yè
page, leaf
叶yè
leaf, page, lobe, (historical) period
业yè
line of business, industry
液yè
(bound form) a liquid, also pr. [yi4]

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