Keyword
to chew
- to prattle
- to be glib
- Frequency
- #2930
- Strokes
- 20
Readings
jué
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 爵 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嚼
to chew; also pr. jué
咀嚼
to chew; to think over
咬文嚼字
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
细嚼慢咽
to eat slowly (idiom)
嚼舌根
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
嚼舌头
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
味同嚼蜡
lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); fig. tasteless; insipid
咬嚼
to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over
贪多嚼不烂
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
嚼子
bit; mouthpiece
嚼舌
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
倒嚼
(of cows) to ruminate