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叨
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talkative

HSK 7
Human →Body →Face
dāo, tāo
トウ
みだりに
도
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 刀 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 刀 sword =
叨 talkative
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
刀 Phonetic component
dāo sword
knife
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Notes
Similar Characters
召 summon侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叫 call叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)吆 bawl
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
叨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叨 [dāo]
garrulous
叨 [tāo]
to receive the benefit of
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
唠叨 [láo​dao] #5,921
to prattle
唠叨 [láo​dao] #5,921
to prattle
念叨 [niàn​dao] #13,963
to talk about often
絮叨 [xù​dao] #25,804
long-winded
絮絮叨叨 [xù​xu​dāo​dāo] #29,054
long-winded
叨叨 [dāo​dao] #35,054
to chatter
叨唠 [dāo​lao] #53,928
to be chattersome
叨唠 [dāo​lao] #53,928
to be chattersome
叨念 [dāo​niàn] #53,894
see 念叨[niàn​dao]
忙忙叨叨 [máng​mang​dāo​dāo] #61,506
in a busy and hasty manner
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