Memory phrase for the character: 嚼

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

口	mouth, opening	This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
爫	reaching downwards	Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
皿	bowl
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. As a body part this is the forearm 肘. 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".

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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