Character Animation

Character: 梗

Pinyin: gěng (geng3)

Meaning: 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)

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "梗" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • ✓ Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • ✓ Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • ✓ Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • ✓ The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 木 更

Phonetic Component

Sound element

更

Semantic Component

Meaning element

木

Same Radical (113)

Radical: 木

木 未 末 本 术 朱 朴 朵 机 朽 杀 杂 权 杆 李 材 村 杖 杜 束 条 来 杨 杭 杯 杰 杵 杷 松 板 极 构 枇 枉 析 枕 林 果 枝 枢 枣 枪 枫 枯 架 柄 柏 某 染 柔 柜 查 柬 柯 柴 柿 标 栋 树 校 株 样 核 根 格 栽 桂 桃 案 桌 档 桥 桩 桶 梁 梅 梢 梦 梨 梯 械 梳 梵 检 棉 棋 棍 棒 棘 棚 棠 森 棵 椅 椒 楚 楞 楠 楷 楼 概 榄 榔 榜 榨 榻 槛 槟 模 横 樱 橄 橫

Related Phonetic (1)

Same phonetic as: 更

硬

Related Semantic (77)

Same semantic as: 木

朴 权 杆 李 材 村 杖 杜 杨 杭 杯 杵 杷 松 板 极 构 枇 枉 枕 枝 枢 枪 枫 架 柄 柏 柜 柯 柴 柿 标 栋 树 校 株 样 核 根 格 栽 桂 桃 案 档 桥 桩 桶 梅 梢 梨 梯 械 梳 检 棋 棍 棒 棚 棠 棵 椅 椒 楞 楠 楼 概 榄 榔 榨 槛 槟 模 横 樱 橄 橫