Memory phrase for the Kanji: 嚼


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Meaning to chew

Pronunciation

jiáo, jué

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: nobility 爵 (A hand 爫 takes the plates 罒(=皿) to serve food 食 skillfully 寸 to the nobility.)

Mnemonic


 
Also the mouths of the nobility chew.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
bowl
skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
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 Vocabulary

咀嚼 jǔ jué  to chew; to think over
贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn  to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
嚼舌头 jiáo shé tóu  to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
嚼舌头 jiáo shé tóu  


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