咽

PINYIN

yān

DEFINITION
  • narrow pass
  • throat
  • pharynx
EXAMPLE
咽喉 / yān hóu
throat
PINYIN

yàn

DEFINITION
  • to swallow
EXAMPLE
吞咽 / tūn yàn
to swallow / to gulp
PINYIN

yè 

DEFINITION
  • to choke (in crying)
EXAMPLE
呜咽 / wū yè
to sob / to whimper