懂中文 Dong Chinese

嗑

kē, kè

eat seeds

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

盍 sound component

盍  Sound component

hé

  

what? why not?

Evolution

嗑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嗑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

嗑  

kē

eat seeds; reproach; loquacious

嗑  

kè

to crack (seeds) between one's teeth

Most common words with 嗑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嗑

to crack (seeds) between one's teeth

唠嗑

to gossip