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嘴
嘴 ＝ 口 ＋ 觜
ㄗㄨㄟˇ · zuǐ
noun — the mouth
字源 FORM — what the parts do
觜聲zuǐ — gives the sound exactlya beak: 角 a horn with 此 for sound; first the horn-tufts of an owl
First a beak — 觜, the horn-tipped bill — with a mouth (口) set beside it. The bird's bill widened to every mouth: 嘴巴、閉嘴、張嘴.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
小鳥的尖喙（觜）張得大大的，媽媽把蟲放進去。
The chick's bill (觜) gapes wide; the mother drops in the worm.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鳥嘴— a beak
→嘴、嘴巴— the mouth常用
⇒多嘴、油嘴— the mouth at work — meddling, slick talk
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension