咀嚼
jǔ​jué

chew

咀 jǔ suck

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
且
且 Sound component
qiě moreover

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsaʔ
zaʔ

說文解字

含味也。从口且聲。

Sources

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

嚼 jué prattle

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

爵
爵 Sound component
jué feudal title or rank

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangzewɢ
Unicodedzhiɑk

Sources

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