Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 咀


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Meaning

to chew, to masticate

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: further/moreover (=pile of stones, but here: open mouth with teeth at top and bottom and with a central gap)

Mnemonic

The mouth is with open teeth when: chewing.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
and; moreover; yet
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Vocabulary

咀嚼 jǔ jué to chew; to think over
石咀山市 Shí jǔ shān shì variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市, prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia


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