咀

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8
Variants: 觜嘴

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jǔ
Cantonese: zeoi2
JapaneseKun: KAMU
JapaneseOn: SO SHO
Korean: CE
Vietnamese: thở

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: suck; chew, masticate

CE-Dict: to chew/to masticate

湘雅醫學專業詞典: chewing

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》咀含味也。从口且聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】咀
【唐韻】慈呂切【集韻】【韻會】在呂切【正韻】再呂切，𠀤音沮。【說文】含味也。【廣韻】咀嚼。【管子·水地篇】人水也，男女精氣合，而水流形，三月如咀。咀者何，曰五味。五味者何，曰五藏。【司馬相如·上林賦】咀嚼菱藕。【韓愈·進學解】含英咀華。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤子與切，音苴。㕮咀，修藥也。　又【集韻】㕮咀，謂商量斟酌之。一曰含味也。

CF-Dict: mâcher/ruminer/goûter/savourer

Han-De-Dict: kauen (u.E.)