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Mandarin gěng
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Pinyin geng3
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木一中乂
Sijiao 4194.6
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CNS 11643 1-5B36
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 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
Results beginning with 梗
 gěng gài broad outline / gist / summary
 gěng sǐ (medicine) to have an infarction
 gěng zǔ to obstruct / to hamper / (medicine) obstruction
 gěng sè to clog / to block / to obstruct
 gěng zhí variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]
 gěng quǎn terrier
 gěng tú (Tw) image macro / visual meme
 gěng wáng (coll.) person who makes people laugh / funny guy
 gěng yè variant of 哽咽[geng3ye4]
Approximate Results for 梗
 jié gěng Chinese bellflower / balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
 zuò gěng to hinder / to obstruct / to create difficulties
 huā gěng stem of flower
 bó gěng variant of 脖頸|脖颈[bo2geng3]
 làn gěng lame joke
 lǎo gěng (Tw) unoriginal / hackneyed / (of a joke) old
 pò gěng (Tw) to reveal a spoiler
 pū gěng (Tw) to set the scene / to lay the groundwork / to pique the interest of one's audience
 qī gěng (literary) wailing / choking with sobs
 qí gěng umbilical cord
 róng gěng (neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work
 wán gěng obstinate / stubborn / pig-headed
 xīn gěng myocardial infarction / heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死[xin1 ji1 geng3 si4])
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 nǎo gěng sè cerebral infarction
 nǎo gěng sǐ cerebral infarction
 niú tóu gěng bull terrier
 bó gěng r erhua variant of 脖梗[bo2geng3]
 bó gěng zi variant of 脖頸子|脖颈子[bo2geng3zi5]
 dòu niú gěng bull terrier
 wàn néng gěng Airedale terrier
 xié yīn gěng homophonic pun
 xīn jī gěng sè myocardial infarction / heart attack
 xīn jī gěng sǐ myocardial infarction / heart attack
 wàn néng gěng quǎn Airedale terrier
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