Memory phrase for the character: 咧
咧
Meaning
child's cry, draw back corners of mouth Pronunciation liē, liě Explanation Left: mouth 口, right: row 列 (wicked 歹 [bar bone] is exposed with a knife刂 in a row [i.e. backbone])
Mnemonic
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If the mouth is (long as) a row: it is crying. Radicals
口
mouth, opening This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
列
row, to arrange A bare bone 歹 (e.g. dorsal vertebrae) that has been opened with a knife刂 so that the vertebrae are lined up.
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Vocabulary
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龇牙咧嘴
zī yá liě zuǐ
to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
骂骂咧咧
mà ma liē liē
to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed
骂骂咧咧
mà ma liē liē
to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed
咧开嘴笑
liě kāi zuǐ xiào
to laugh
咧开嘴笑
liě kāi zuǐ xiào
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