啫 (zhě) — used in 啫哩

Definition

Examples

  • 啫。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì hé zhě li.
    I bought a box of jelly.
  • 啫。
    Zhè zhǒng zhě li wèi r hěn tián.
    This type of jelly tastes very sweet.
  • 啫。
    Xiǎo hái zi dōu hěn xǐ huan chī zhě li.
    Children all really like eating jelly.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
Same sound today

啫 combines 口 (mouth) with 者, which gives the sound.

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