咀
jǔ
#3,491 most
frequent character
to chew, to masticate
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
咀 joins 口 mouth with 且 qiě, a sound part whose link is not clear today. The mouth part sets the field, so it first meant 'to taste, savor'. That grew to 'to chew' and then 'to ruminate'.
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