啐
cuì

to taste

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
卒
卒 Sound component
zú, cù, cuì soldier, to finish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttshwojH[tsʰ]ˤu[t]-staste (v.)
Zhengzhangsʰuːds
suːds
sʰroːds
ʔsud

說文解字

驚也。从口卒聲。

Sources

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