Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
梗
gěng
Description
"梗"现在最常用来说笑话里让人发笑的部分，也指网络上流行的段子。
"梗" is now most commonly used to refer to the funny part of a joke, and also to popular memes online.
这个词在年轻人和网上聊天时很常见。
This word is very common among young people and in online chats.
Meanings
梗gěng
joke, punchline, meme, running gag
这个梗太好笑了！
This meme is hilarious!
梗gěng
stem or stalk of a plant
这些菜梗有点老。
These food memes are a bit old.
梗gěng
to block or obstruct
一句话梗在我心里。
One-liner memes stay in my heart.
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Notes
- Nuance
In internet slang, 梗 (joke/meme) is now far more common than the original "plant stem" sense.
- Etymology
The meme sense likely derives from Taiwanese Hokkien 哏 (gén), reborrowed as 梗.
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