吵嘴
chǎo​zuǐ HSK7

quarrel

吵 chǎo argue

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsm̥ʰreːwʔ
mewʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

嘴 zuǐ mouth

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
觜
觜 SoundMeaning component
zuǐ, zī beak

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔseʔ
Unicodetziuɛ̌

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang