嘴

zuǐ

mouth

beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

mouth (口) + sound-carrier (觜) = the mouth or any mouth-like opening

口 anchors the meaning: this is a mouth, opening, or spout. 觜 mainly contributes the sound zuǐ; the mouth radical carries the sense.

口+觜→嘴
口MouthSemantic
觜A star namePhonetic

她用手捂住嘴,不让自己笑出来。

tā yòng shǒu wǔ zhù zuǐ,bù ràng zì jǐ xiào chū lái。

She covered her mouth with her hand so she wouldn't laugh out loud.

这把茶壶的嘴坏了,倒水的时候会漏。

zhè bǎ chá hú de zuǐ huài le,dào shuǐ de shí hòu huì lòu。

The spout of this teapot is broken and leaks when you pour water.

Words with 嘴

拌嘴

bàn zuǐ

to bicker

插嘴

chā zuǐ

to interrupt (sb talking)

撇嘴

piě zuǐ

to curl one's lip

乌鸦嘴

wū yā zuǐ

crow's beak

嘴巴

zuǐ ba

mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1])

满嘴

mǎn zuǐ

a full mouth of (sth physical)

七嘴八舌

qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

动嘴

dòng zuǐ

to talk

嘴贱

zuǐ jiàn

prone to saying sth inappropriate or offensive

贪嘴

tān zuǐ

gluttonous

逗嘴

dòu zuǐ

to banter

过滤嘴

guò lǜ zuǐ

cigarette filter; filter tip

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