梗
Meaning
gěng geng3
- branch
- stem
- stalk
- to block
- to hinder
- (neologism that evolved from 哏 gén, 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)
Words with 梗
- 心梗 xīngěng myocardial infarction; heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死 (xīn jī gěng sǐ))
- 花梗 huāgěng stem of flower
- 老梗 lǎogěng (Tw) unoriginal; hackneyed; (of a joke) old
- 作梗 zuògěng to hinder
- 梗死 gěngsǐ (medicine) to have an infarction
- 梗王 gěngwáng (coll.) person who makes people laugh; funny guy
- 梗图 gěngtú (Tw) image macro; visual meme
- 破梗 pògěng (Tw) to reveal a spoiler
- 梗塞 gěngsè to clog; to block; to obstruct
- 融梗 rónggěng (neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work
- 烂梗 làngěng lame joke
- 铺梗 pūgěng (Tw) to set the scene; to lay the groundwork; to pique the interest of one's audience