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嚼

Character

嚼 jiáo · jiào · jué

HSK 7–9Character3 readings

to chew food with your teeth before swallowing

Radical
口
Strokes
20
Structure
Left–right
Parts
口 爵
Traditional
嚼
Frequency
#3184 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiáoMain readingjiàoRare readingjuéReading 3

jiáo

jiao2Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. to chew food with your teeth before swallowing
  2. in the word 咀嚼 (jǔ jué), it is pronounced jué

Examples

  • 请慢慢嚼，饭很好吃。

    qǐng màn màn jiáo, fàn hěn hǎo chī

    Please chew slowly; the food is delicious.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 小狗在嚼一块肉。

    xiǎo gǒu zài jiáo yí kuài ròu

    The little dog is chewing a piece of meat.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他说汉语时喜欢咀嚼每个字。

    tā shuō hàn yǔ shí xǐ huan jǔ jué měi gè zì

    He likes to chew over every word when he speaks Chinese.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “嚼” as jiáo

咬嚼yǎo jiáoto chewWord嚼劲jiáo jìnchewinessWord嚼头jiáo touchewinessWord嚼子jiáo zibitWord嚼舌jiáo shéto gossipWord嚼蜡jiáo làinsipidWord嚼酒jiáo jiǔalcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed riceWord口嚼酒kǒu jiáo jiǔalcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed riceWord

jiào

jiao4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiáo.

  1. used in 倒嚼 (dǎo jiào) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “嚼” as jiào

倒嚼dǎo jiào(of cows) to ruminateWord

jué

jue2Reading 3
  1. to chew (formal, as in 咀嚼)

Words that use “嚼” as jué

咀嚼jǔ juéto chewWord咀嚼肌jǔ jué jī(anatomy) muscles of masticationWord

Stroke order

All 20 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 嚼

Draw “嚼” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

See all 19 words with 嚼 →

Same radical 口

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