嘖
zé

interjection of approval or admiration

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
責
責 Sound component
zé responsibility

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsraːɡ
ʔsreːɡ
zreːɡ

說文解字

大呼也。从口責聲。

Sources

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

啧 zé interjection of approval or admiration Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 责 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘖.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
责
责 Sound component
zé responsibility

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode