Chinese symbol for “chew”
嚼
jiáo
to chew; also pr. [jue2]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chew is 嚼 (jiáo), defined as: to chew; also pr. [jue2].
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “chew”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咀 | jǔ | to chew; to masticate |
| 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | to chew; to think over |
| 噍 | jiào | to chew |
| 咬嚼 | yǎo jiáo | to chew; to masticate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嚼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | to chew; to think over |
| 咬文嚼字 | yǎo wén jiáo zì | to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording |
| 细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢嚥) | xì jiáo màn yàn | to eat slowly (idiom) |
| 嚼舌根 | jiáo shé gēn | to gossip; to argue unnecessarily |
| 嚼舌头 (嚼舌頭) | jiáo shé tóu | to gossip; to argue unnecessarily |
| 味同嚼蜡 (味同嚼蠟) | wèi tóng jiáo là | lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); fig. tasteless; insipid |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chew”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.