箍嘴
gū​zuǐ

muzzle

箍 gū hoop

Bamboo ⺮ bindings 㧜; 㧜 also provides the pronunciation

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo
㧜
㧜 SoundMeaning component
liè (same as U+64F8 擸) to hold

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷaː

Sources

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