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to taste

HSK 10
Human Body Face
cuì
サイ、セ、サ、シュツ、シュチ、カツ、カチ
おどろ.く、よ.ぶ、さけ.ぶ、しか.る
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.
Components
mouth+ foot soldier =
to taste
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
foot soldier
variant of 卒[zú]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[cuì]
to spit; (onom.) pshaw!; (old) to sip
Example Sentences