呛 (qiàng): to irritate the nose, to choke (of smoke, smell etc), pungent
呛 (qiàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to irritate the nose.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 仓 (phonetic). It ranks #2907 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 呛 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to irritate the nose
- to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
- pungent
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 够呛adjective | gòu qiàng | unbearable |
| 呛到 | qiāng dào | to choke on (food etc) |
| 咳呛 | ké qiàng | (dialect) to cough |
| 呛咕 | qiāng gu | to discuss (dialect) |
呛 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 呛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他呛才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā qiāng cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He's quick-witted and articulate, an outstanding lawyer.
...再骂人!男设计拜年图片 5次修改不满意被呛“你X个X”
. . . zài mà rén ! nán shè jì bài nián tú piàn 5 cì xiū gǎi bù mǎn yì bèi qiàng nǐ X gè X
... Curse again! Male design New Year's greeting picture 5 times revision is not satisfied and choked "you X X"
...美淡化“疑美论”?蓝喊不必放大解读 绿反呛“凭什么”
. . . měi dàn huà yí měi lùn ? lán hǎn bù bì fàng dà jiě dòu lǜ fǎn qiàng píng shén má
... Beauty downplays the "suspicion of beauty"? Blue shout does not need to amplify the interpretation of green choking "why"
为何黄国昌脱口“加入李四川”?他酸呛:从头到尾只想到自己
wéi hé huáng guó chāng tuō kǒu jiā rù lǐ sì chuān ? tā suān qiàng : cóng tóu dào wěi zhī xiǎng dào zì jǐ
Why did Huang Guochang blurt out "join Li Sichuan"? He choked sourly: From beginning to end, he only thought of himself
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Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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