咀
2 readings · tap one to hear it
popular variant of 嘴[zui3]
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 咀
- Common rank
- #3,566
- Unicode
- U+5480
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 咀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 含英咀华 | to savor fine writing (idiom) | |
| 尖沙咀 | Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong | |
| 咀嚼肌 | (anatomy) muscles of mastication | |
| 含商咀徵 | (idiom) permeated with beautiful music | |
| 含宫咀徵 | (idiom) permeated with beautiful music | |
| 咀嚼 | to chew; to think over |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 且 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 且 sound part | moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb) | |
| 组 | to form, to assemble; section, department | |
| 助 | to help, to aid, to assist | |
| 祖 | ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname | |
| 粗 | rough, think; coarse, rude | |
| 阻 | to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose | |
| 姐 | elder sister; miss, young lady | |
| 疽 | ulcer, carbuncle, abscess | |
| 趄 | weak, lame | |
| 蛆 | maggot | |
| 狙 | monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush | |
| 苴 | hemp; sack-cloth | |
| 诅 | to curse; to pledge, to swear | |
| 殂 | dead; to die | |
| 沮 | to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated | |
| 龃 | irregular teeth; discord | |
| 徂 | to advance, to go; to; die | |
| 雎 | osprey, fish hawk; to hold back | |
| 驵 | excellent horse, noble steed |