嚼

jiáo · jiào

to chew · also pr.

Radical: 口 Strokes: 20

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

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Stroke Order · 20 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

嚼=口+爵

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

to chew

also pr.

jiáo

used in 倒嚼

jiào

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Words with 嚼 81 total

(of cows) to ruminate倒嚼dǎo jiào alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice嚼酒jiáo jiǔ insipid嚼蜡jiáo là to gossip · to argue unnecessarily嚼舌jiáo shé chewiness · (fig.) substance; depth; something to chew on (in a novel, movie etc)嚼头jiáo tou

Idioms with 嚼 23 total

feed oneself on illusions · pass the butcher's and start munching过屠门而大嚼guò tú mén ér dà jiáo