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咼
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呙
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jaw

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
wāi
カイ、ケ、クウ、カ
よこしま、くちがゆがむ、ゆが.む
괘, 화
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 冎 represents the sound.
Components
冎 bone+ 口 mouth =
咼 jaw
冎 Phonetic component
guǎ bone
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口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
Similar Characters
別 don't (trad/jp)肎 meat attached to bone肯 agree骨 skeleton侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
咼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
呙 / 咼 [Guō]
surname Guo
呙 / 咼 [wāi]
lopsided; Taiwan pr. [kuāi]
Example Sentences