啐 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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cuì

to taste

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

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

卒 Sound component

zú, cù

soldier, to finish

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cuì

to taste, to sip; to spit; the sound of sipping; to surprise; (onom.) pshaw!; (old) to sip

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[tsʰ]ˤu[t]-s	tshwojH	cuì	taste (v.)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4615th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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