梗
gěng

stem of flower

梗 gěng
stalk noun
the branch, stem, or stalk of a plant

这棵菜的梗太硬了，不好吃。

zhè kē cài de gěng tài yìng le, bù hǎo​chī.

The stalk of this vegetable is too tough and doesn't taste good.

block verb
to block, obstruct, or hinder

他说话时，喉咙里像被什么梗住了一样。

tā shuō​huà shí, hóu​lóng lǐ xiàng bèi shén​me gěng zhù le yī​yàng.

When he spoke, it was as if something was stuck in his throat.

meme noun
a punchline, joke, trope, or internet meme, often serving as a memorable feature of a work

我完全听不懂你们在玩什么梗。

wǒ wán​quán tīng bù dǒng nǐ​men zài wán shén​me gěng.

I have no idea what meme you guys are referencing.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,919th most common 11.0 per million
Movie subtitles
3,276th most common 2.16 per million appears in 1% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.800 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
7.91 per million

Details
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+6897

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)