Memory phrase for the character: 咧

咧

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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

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.

Vocabulary

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

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