zhōu

play with words

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

刍 sound component

  Sound component

chú

  

mow, cut grass

Evolution

诌 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诌 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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zhōu

play with words, quip; talk nonsense; to make up (a story); Taiwan pr. [zōu]

Most common words with 诌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

胡诌

wild babble

Taiwan pr. [zōu]

胡诌八扯

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

胡诌乱扯

to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head