嚼(jiáo)

HSK 7-920 strokes
Readingsjiáojuéjiào

to chew

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Character information

Pinyin
jiáo / jué / jiào
Meaning
to chew; also pr. [jue2]
Strokes
20
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嚼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口爵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 爵 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu爵jué

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嚼 step by step

20 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 嚼

Common words using 嚼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǎo倒jiáo嚼

(of cows) to ruminate

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jǔ咀jué嚼

to chew; to think over

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yǎo咬jiáo嚼

to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over

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wèi味tóng同jiáo嚼là蜡

lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)

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yǎo咬wén文jiáo嚼zì字

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

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xì细jiáo嚼màn慢yàn咽

to eat slowly (idiom)

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