dāo, tāo
talkative
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 刀 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 叨
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to prattle | ||
garrulous | ||
to talk about often | ||
long-winded | ||
long-winded |
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