嗑
kèhé

eat seeds

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
盍
盍 Sound component
hé what? why not?

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkaːb
ɡaːb

說文解字

多言也。从口盍聲。讀若甲。

Sources

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