How to write 啃

啃 (kěn) [动] 【本义】: 用牙齿剥食坚硬的东西 [Basic meaning]: To use teeth to gnaw or nibble on hard things 1. 一点一点地咬下来 ([En.] gnaw; nibble) - 例如: 啃骨头; 啃老玉米 (For example: gnawing on bones; nibbling old corn) 2. 比喻刻苦钻研 ([En.] delve) - 例如: 啃书本 (For example: delving into books) 3. 同“坑”。坑，害 ([En.] frame up) - 引用: 《官场现形记》：我的大太爷?那真啃死小人了! (Quote from "Records of the Official World": "My great uncle? He really harmed the little people!") 象 (xiàng) 1. 咳嗽声 ([En.] cough) - 引用: 李劼人《大波》：这不是小事，的确该三思而后行。…啃，啃…依我愚见，…啃，啃…暂时压一下，莫忙交到会上。 (Quote from Li Jie Ren's "Big Wave": "This is not a trivial matter, it really should be thought through. ... cough, cough ... in my humble opinion, ... cough, cough ... let's hold off for a bit and not rush to present it at the meeting.") 2. “龈” (gums) 3. 另见 yín (see also yín) 俗称吃为「啃」。如：「他可以一口气连啃好几个山东大饅头。」 [Colloquially refers to eating as "啃". For example: "He can gnaw down several Shandong large buns in one go."]