咳

• 拼音: ké
• 汉字拆解: 咳 = 口 (mouth) + 亥 (pig/twelfth earthly branch), phonetic component

含义

To cough. The physical action of expelling air from the lungs with a sharp sound.

Describes the involuntary reflex of coughing due to illness, irritation, or as a deliberate signal (like a polite cough to get attention). Often paired with 嗽 to form 咳嗽 (cough), the standard medical term.

例句

1. 他一直咳个不停，可能感冒了。
2. 烟雾太大，呛得她直咳。
3. 老师咳了一声，教室里立刻安静下来。

用法指南

语境: health, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你咳得这么厉害，要去看医生。(You're coughing so badly, you should see a doctor.)
• 他咳了两声引起大家的注意。(He coughed twice to get everyone's attention.)

错误说法

• 我的喉咙咳。(Say 我一直咳 or 我喉咙痒，老想咳 — the verb needs proper structure)

起源与历史

咳 = 口 (mouth) + 亥 (phonetic component). An onomatopoeic character imitating the sound of coughing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal