guōwāi

chat

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
冎 sound,simplified component

  Sound Simplified component

guǎ

  

bone

口 meaning,simplified component

  Meaning Simplified component

kǒu

  

mouth

Evolution

呙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
呙 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
呙 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
呙 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

guō

chat, jaw, gossip, talk; mouth

() 

Guō

surname Guo

() 

wāi

lopsided; Taiwan pr. [kuāi]

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 9 characters (1 verified)