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觜
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beak

HSK 10
Human →Body
zuǐ
シ、スイ
くちばし、はし
자, 취
Phonosemantic compound. 角 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound.
Components
此 this (literary)+ 角 angle =
觜 beak
此 Phonetic component
cǐ this (literary)
this, these
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角 Meaning component
jiǎo angle
horn
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
觜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
觜 [zī]
number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座
觜 [zuǐ]
variant of 嘴, mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc)
Japanese
嘴 、 觜 、 喙 (rare) くちばし 、 はし 、 クチバシ 同音
noun usually kana beak; bill
觜 し 同音
noun astronomy Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
Japanese Names
觜 くちばし
Kuchibashi surname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
觜宿 [zī​xiù]
number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座
觜蠵 [zī​xī]
name of constellation, possibly same as 觜宿
觜觽 [zī​xī]
name of constellation, possibly same as 觜宿
驴唇马觜 [lǘ​chún​mǎ​zī]
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
驴唇马觜 [lǘ​chún​mǎ​zī]
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
麟角凤觜 [lín​jiǎo​fèng​zuǐ]
lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
麟角凤觜 [lín​jiǎo​fèng​zuǐ]
lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 嘴 [くちばし] #21,623
beak
觜宿 [とろきぼし]
Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)