Dong Chinese dictionary

qiāng, qiàng

choke by smoke

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嗆.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

仓 Sound component

cāng

granary

Evolution

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Definitions

qiāng

choke by smoke; irritates nose; to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

qiàng

to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb

Most common words with 呛

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