唠嗑
lào​kē

chat

唠 láo, lào, chāo chat Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 劳 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘮.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
劳
劳 Sound component
láo labor

Sources

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嗑 kē, kè, hé eat seeds

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
盍
盍 Sound component
hé what? why not?

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkaːb
ɡaːb

說文解字

多言也。从口盍聲。讀若甲。

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

嘮 chat Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 勞 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
勞
勞 Sound component
láo labor

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangruːw
hr'aːw

說文解字

嘮呶，讙也。从口勞聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)