Chinese symbol for “clog”
梗塞
gěng sè
to clog; to block; to obstruct
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clog is 梗塞 (gěng sè), defined as: to clog; to block; to obstruct.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “clog”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 梗塞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梗概 | gěng gài | broad outline; gist; summary |
| 桔梗 | jié gěng | Chinese bellflower; balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) |
| 心肌梗塞 | xīn jī gěng sè | (Tw) myocardial infarction; heart attack |
| 心肌梗死 | xīn jī gěng sǐ | myocardial infarction; heart attack |
| 梗阻 | gěng zǔ | to obstruct; to hamper; (medicine) obstruction |
| 堵塞 | dǔ sè | to clog up; blockage |
| 活塞 | huó sāi | piston |
| 塞车 (塞車) | sāi chē | traffic jam |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clog”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.