唾

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saliva; to spit

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,982 U+553E

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 垂 (phonetic, chuí)

components: 口垂

saliva · Heisig RSH #2605

口 mouth + 垂 droop

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 垂

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 垂 (chuí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
垂 sound component	chuí	to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
睡	shuì	to sleep, to doze
锤	chuí	hammer
捶	chuí	to beat, to lash, to strike with a cane
棰	chuí	to whip, to flog
埵	duǒ	hardened dirt or clay; cluster
陲	chuí	frontier, border

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
唾手可得	tuò shǒu kě dé	easily obtained; readily available
唾面自干	tuò miàn zì gān	to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the…
唾沫星子	tuò mò xīng zi	sputter
唾液腺	tuò yè xiàn	salivary gland
唾余	tuò yú	crumbs from the table of one's master; castoffs; bits of rubbish; idle talk; casual remark…
拾人涕唾	shí rén tì tuò	to plagiarize (idiom)
唾液	tuò yè	saliva
唾腺	tuò xiàn	(anatomy) salivary gland
唾弃	tuò qì	to spurn; to disdain
唾骂	tuò mà	to spit on and curse; to revile
唾沫	tuò mo	spittle; saliva
涕唾	tì tuò	nasal mucus and spittle