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Historical Evolution
嚼
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
嚼
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
嚼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
嚼 [jiáo]
to chew; also pr. [jué]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (21)
咀嚼 [jǔjué] #13,875
to chew
细嚼慢咽 [xìjiáomànyàn] #36,616
to eat slowly (idiom)
细嚼慢咽 [xìjiáomànyàn] #36,616
to eat slowly (idiom)
嚼舌 [jiáoshé] #28,744
to gossip
咬文嚼字 [yǎowénjiáozì] #43,264
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
味同嚼蜡 [wèitóngjiáolà] #52,331
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
味同嚼蜡 [wèitóngjiáolà] #52,331
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
嚼舌根 [jiáoshégēn] #57,575
to gossip
咬嚼 [yǎojiáo] #60,377
to chew
嚼蜡 [jiáolà] #63,017
insipid
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 噛む [かむ] #3,366
to bite
咀嚼 [そしゃく] #10,614
chewing
噛ます [かます] #56,732
to force someone to clamp with their teeth
咀嚼力 [そしゃくりょく] #182,661
chewing power
咀嚼筋 [そしゃくきん] #261,459
muscle of mastication
咀嚼運動 [そしゃくうんどう] #314,079
mastication
噛ませる [かませる]
to force someone to clamp with their teeth
日本咀嚼学会 [にっぽんそしゃくがっかい]
Japanese Society for Mastication Science and Health Promotion