gěng
梗 (gěng) is a Chinese word meaning “branch; stem; stalk”.
Meanings
- 1branch
- 2stem
- 3stalk
- 4CL:根[gen1]
- 5to block
- 6to hinder
- 7(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)
- 8prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
Related words
心肌梗塞(Tw) myocardial infarction; heart attack作梗to obstruct; to stand in the way; to interfere; to create difficulties梗塞to clog; to block; to obstruct梗阻to obstruct; to hamper梗概broad outline; gist; summary桔梗Chinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)从中作梗(idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works凄梗(literary) wailing; choking with sobs心梗myocardial infarction; heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死[xin1 ji1 geng3 si3])心肌梗死myocardial infarction梗图(Tw) image macro; visual meme梗死(medicine) to have an infarction