嚼

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to chew; also pr. [jue2]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 爵 sound ( jué )

Components 口爵

chew · Heisig RSH #2510

口 mouth + 爵 upper crust

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吃别人嚼过的馍不香	chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng	lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom); fig. there's no joy in disc…
口嚼酒	kǒu jiáo jiǔ	alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
咬文嚼字	yǎo wén jiáo zì	to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
贪多嚼不烂	tān duō jiáo bù làn	to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
嚼舌头	jiáo shé tóu	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
嚼劲儿	jiáo jìn r	chewiness
味同嚼蜡	wèi tóng jiáo là	lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); fig. tasteless; insipid
嚼子	jiáo zi	bit; mouthpiece
嚼头	jiáo tou	chewiness; (fig.) substance; depth; something to chew on (in a novel, movie etc)
嚼舌根	jiáo shé gēn	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
嚼酒	jiáo jiǔ	alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
倒嚼	dǎo jiào	(of cows) to ruminate
细嚼慢咽	xì jiáo màn yàn	to eat slowly (idiom)
嚼舌	jiáo shé	to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
嚼劲	jiáo jìn	chewiness
咬嚼	yǎo jiáo	to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over
嚼蜡	jiáo là	insipid
咀嚼肌	jǔ jué jī	(anatomy) muscles of mastication
咀嚼	jǔ jué	to chew; to think over

Characters sharing the sound component 爵 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
爵 sound part	jué	noble; a feudal rank or title
爝	jué	torch