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梗

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gên2
POJ: kéⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: stalk, stem
梗

The character has many unrelated senses sharing this reading (stalk, outline/gist, meme/punchline, to block, upright/surname) with no clear indication which applies to the Teochew reading, so the basic concrete 'stalk' sense was picked.

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