磕
kè
#2,985 most
frequent character
variant of 嗑[ke4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
磕 has 石, stone, as the meaning part and 盍 hé as the sound part. It first meant the sound of two stones hitting each other. That grew to tapping or knocking. Read kè, it means to crack something between the teeth.
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