咽

yān
#2,027 most
frequent character
throat, pharynx, narrow pass

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yàn
variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
咽yè
to choke (in crying)
咽yàn
to swallow

Homophones

烟yān
smoke, tobacco, be irritated by smoke

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