努嘴
nǔ​zuǐ

pout

努 nǔ to exert

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 奴 represents the sound.

Components

奴
奴 Sound component
nú slave
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnaːʔ
Unicodenǒ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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