tuò

spit

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

垂 sound component

  Sound component

chuí

  

droop

Evolution

唾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唾 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tuò

spit, spit on; saliva; to spit

Most common words with 唾
Freq.
Word
Meaning

唾液

saliva

唾沫

spittle

唾弃

to spurn

saliva

唾手可得

easily obtained