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CHINESE CHARACTER

zuǐ

嘴

嘴

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mug

Numbered pinyin
zui3
English meanings
spigot, mug, rattletrap, kisser, trap, puss, visage, spile, nib, smiler, beak, countenance, snout, physiognomy, bill, cake-hole, bazoo, spout, anything shaped or functioning like a mouth, mouth, gob, neb

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 觜.

  • Left

    口
  • Right

    觜
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    • Top

      此
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      • Left

        止
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        • First part

          上
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        • Second part

          丨
      • Right

        匕
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    • Bottom

      角
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Meaning & sound clues

口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.

觜 is identified as the sound component (zī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 嘴.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰口觜

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhāng张kāi开zuǐ嘴。

    Open your mouth.

  2. 02

    tā他de的zuǐ嘴hěn很tián甜。

    He is sweet-tongued.

  3. 03

    chīfàn吃饭de的shíhou时候biéshuō别说huà话。

    Don't talk while eating.

  4. 04

    bì闭shàng上zuǐ嘴。

    Shut your mouth.

  5. 05

    yòng用zuǐ嘴hūxī呼吸。

    Breathe through the mouth.

  6. 06

    zuǐ嘴shàng上shuō说de得hǎo好。

    Says nice things.

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