咀

jǔ = ju + Ø3

to chew / to masticate

咀 = 且 + 口 : Zeus (ju) is chewing (咀) away a whole shelf (且) of mandarins (口) in the space station (Ø3).

zuǐ = zu + ei3

popular variant of 嘴[zui3]

咀 character breakdown

咀
- 且
  - 一
  - 目
    - 二
      - 一
    - 囗
- 口

qiě = qi + e3

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

且 = 目 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: to me the character 且 looks like a shelf.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) bought a new shelf (且) for all her flutes (一) and set it up in the elevator's living room (e3). Because she is a queen (qi) and needs an extravagant shelf, she installed several Eye of Providences (目) to give the flutes extravagant lighting.

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 咀 as component

咀 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 咀

to chew / to think over

permeated with beautiful music (idiom)

to savor fine writing (idiom)

Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong

Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name) / variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区[Shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1] / Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia

variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

permeated with beautiful music (idiom)

Sentences with 咀

咀 currently does not appear in any sentence.