会厌

會厭

huìyàn

noun #34,450

Meanings

1 epiglottis (the leaf-shaped flap that covers the windpipe when swallowing)

Characters

to meet; (here) cover

to be tired of; (in anatomy) press down

Examples

吞咽时会厌会盖住气管。

Tūnyàn shí huìyàn huì gàizhù qìguǎn.

When swallowing, the epiglottis covers the windpipe.

医生检查了他的会厌。

Yīshēng jiǎnchále tā de huìyàn.

The doctor examined his epiglottis.

Tips

memory

Anatomical term — the leaf-shaped flap above the larynx that flips down to seal off the windpipe when you swallow, so food doesn't go down the wrong tube. 会 here is read huì (in 会厌软骨 'epiglottic cartilage'), not kuài.

Stroke Order

会 huì

厌 yàn