嚼
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jiáo / jiào · to prattle, to be glib

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #8347
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Readings & meanings

嚼 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jiáo

to chew; also pr. [jue2]

嚼头jiáo tou · chewiness
jiào

used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]

倒嚼dǎo jiào ·
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20Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 嚼

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jiáoto chew; also pr. [jue2]
jiàoused in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]
juéWords pronounced jué
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Example sentences

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Shí wù zài tūn yàn qián yào jīng guò jǔjué.食物在吞嚥前要經過咀嚼。

Food should be chewed before being swallowed.

Source: Tatoeba #5617154 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jǔjué kùn nán.我咀嚼困難。

I have difficulty chewing.

Source: Tatoeba #10540056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài jiáo kǒu xiāng táng, shì ma?她在嚼口香糖,是吗?

She's chewing gum, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba #8969799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú tài néng jiáo dōng xī.我不太能嚼東西。

I have difficulty chewing.

Source: Tatoeba #1583260 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié láng tūn hǔ yàn de. nǐ zuì hǎo xì jiáo màn yàn dì chī.别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。

Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.

Source: Tatoeba #2581495 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiáo kǒu xiāng táng.我嚼口香糖。

I'm chewing gum.

Source: Tatoeba #9956903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 嚼 in context

  1. Say jiáo / jiào, then recall the core meaning: to prattle, to be glib.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 咀嚼 (jǔ jué), meaning “to chew”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 嚼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.