鲠 鯁 geng3
blunt; fish bones; unyielding

strokes 18
radical
鱼
魚
strokes after radical 7
鲠直 鯁直 geng3 zhi2
variant of 耿直

骨鲠 骨鯁 gu3 geng3
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker

骨鲠在喉 骨鯁在喉 gu3 geng3 zai4 hou2
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind

骨鲠之臣 骨鯁之臣 gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

如鲠在喉 如鯁在喉 ru2 geng3 zai4 hou2
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure