chè​rú

mumble

zhān, tiè, chè whisper

To divine  with one's tongue 

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Meaning component
zhàn divine

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰeːb

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

talk indistinctly and falteringly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
need

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnjo

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang