呛 (qiāng / qiàng): Pungent — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0:

Recognition 7-9

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 呛

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2.

Readings & Meanings

呛has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

qiāng

to choke (on water entering the windpipe)

verbHSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiàng

pungent, irritating (smell); to irritate (throat, nose)

verbHSK 3.0 · L7-9

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 呛

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

呛

口mouth

仓warehouse

呛=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 呛

呛 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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6.

How to Use 呛

Common word with 呛

One common HSK word with 呛 is 够呛, meaning "Quite enough / quite a lot".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yóu游

yǒng泳

shí时

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn

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口mouth

+仓warehouse

A mouth (口) with a spear (仓) — to choke or cough, as if something sharp irritates the throat.

gòu够

qiàng呛

Quite enough / quite a lot

心

qiàng呛

shuǐ水

le了

。

He accidentally choked on water while swimming

nǐ你

yí一

gè个

rén人

bān搬

zhè这

me么

duō多

xíng行

li李

，

gòu够

qiàng呛

ba吧

？

xū需

yào要

bāng帮

máng忙

ma吗

？

It's quite a lot for you to carry all this luggage alone, isn't it? Do you need help?

chú厨

fáng房

de的

yóu油

yān烟

tài太

dà大

，

qiàng呛

de得

wǒ我

zhí直

ké咳

sou嗽

。

The kitchen fumes were too strong, they choked me and made me cough constantly.

chú厨

fáng房

de的

yóu油

yān烟

hěn很

qiàng呛

rén人

。

The kitchen fumes are very choking

chī吃

fàn饭

tài太

kuài快

róng容

yì易

qiàng呛

dào到

。

Eating too fast can easily cause choking

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呛 (qiāng / qiàng): Pungent — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 呛

Readings & Meanings

Stroke Order Diagrams 呛

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 呛

How to Use 呛

Common word with 呛

Example Sentences

HSK (3.0) Level 7-9

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