噍 (jiào) - To chew & to masticate

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jiào ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

健傑

噍 · jiào

To chew;

to masticate;

to eat.

To chewto masticateto eat.

Usage highlights

Chew foodChew cudChewing soundChew carefullyMasticate thoroughly

Synonyms

  • 嚼— to chew, to masticate
  • 咀嚼— to chew, to masticate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Cattle chew their cud (反刍动物噍草).
  • He chewed the food slowly (他慢慢噍着食物).
  • The sound of chewing (噍噍声).

Collocations

  • Chew food(噍食)
  • Chew cud(噍草)
  • Chewing sound(噍噍声)
  • Chew carefully(细噍)
  • Masticate thoroughly(噍烂)

Idioms

  • Chew carefully and swallow slowly(细噍慢咽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical and literary contexts rather than modern spoken language.
  • Appears in texts describing animal behavior, particularly ruminants chewing cud.
  • Sometimes used in medical or biological contexts to describe the mastication process.

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