啃

• ピンイン: kěn
• 漢字の分解: 啃 = 口 (mouth) + 肯 (willing/consent)

意味

かじる、噛み砕く；（難題に）食らいつく

Describes eating by biting off pieces, especially of hard foods like bones, corn cobs, or tough bread. Can also be used metaphorically for tackling difficult problems (啃硬骨头) or living off parents (啃老).

例文

1. 小狗在院子里啃骨头。
2. 他边走边啃玉米棒子。
3. 这本书太难了，我啃了半天也没读懂。

使い方ガイド

場面: eating, metaphor for difficulty, behavior

トーン: casual

正しい言い方

• 他在啃苹果。(He's gnawing on an apple.)
• 这个项目是块硬骨头，不好啃。(This project is a tough nut to crack.)

避ける言い方

• 我啃了一碗米饭。(Don't use 啃 for soft foods eaten with chopsticks — use 吃; 啃 implies gnawing)

起源と歴史

Onomatopoeic character imitating the sound of gnawing. The 口 (mouth) radical indicates it involves the mouth.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal