Unicode: U+5480

Pinyin: zǔ jǔ

Definition

jǔ:* 含在嘴里细细玩味。 ~嚼(jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ)(a。细嚼;b。喻对事物反复体会)。含英~华(喻读书吸取精华)。 zuǐ:* 同"嘴"

suck; chew, masticate

Structure

咀 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC