Keyword
modal particle expressing exclamation
- to grimace
- to grin
- Frequency
- #2718
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
liě
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 列 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
咧
to draw back the corners of one's mouth
咧嘴
to draw back the corners of one's mouth (as when smiling, grimacing, or snarling)
骂骂咧咧
to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed
大大咧咧
(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual
龇牙咧嘴
(idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression; to grimace; to snarl
咧咧
(dialect) to cry; to whimper; (dialect) to talk drivel