tièzhān

whisper

To divine  with one's tongue 

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

占 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhànzhān

  

divine

Evolution

呫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
呫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tiè

whisper; lick, taste; petty; to mutter; to talk indistinctly

 

zhān

to drink; to sip; to taste; to lick