zuǐ

variant of 嘴[zui3]

horn/point (角) + sound (此) = a pointed beak or mouth

角 brings the idea of something pointed and projecting, like a horn — extended here to a beak or snout. 此 contributes the sound zuǐ rather than any meaning.

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HornSemantic

这只鸟的又尖又长。

zhè zhī niǎo de zuǐ yòu jiān yòu cháng。

this bird's beak is both sharp and long.

他闭上,不再说话了。

tā bì shàng zuǐ,bù zài shuō huà le。

he closed his mouth and stopped talking.

Words with 觜

麟角凤觜

lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ

lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)

觜宿

zī xiù

number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座

觜觽

zī xī

name of constellation, possibly same as 觜宿

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