吭

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to utter

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 亢 sound ( kàng )

Components 口亢

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不声不吭	bù shēng bù kēng	see 不聲不響\|不声不响[bu4 sheng1 bu4 xiang3]
一声不吭	yī shēng bù kēng	to not say a word
引吭高歌	yǐn háng gāo gē	to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
吭气	kēng qì	to utter a sound
吭声	kēng shēng	to utter a word
吭吭	kēng kēng	(onom.) coughing, grunting etc
吭哧	kēng chi	to puff and blow; to whimper

Characters sharing the sound component 亢 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
亢 sound part	kàng	high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname
航	háng	vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate
坑	kēng	pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry
杭	háng	ford; surname
炕	kàng	the brick-bed in northern China
伉	kàng	husband, wife; pair; compare, match
沆	hàng	ferry; fog; to go with the flow
闶	kāng	door
肮	āng	dirty, filthy
钪	kàng	scandium
颃	háng	to dive, to fly downward