05404 Chinese character of 嗑 and pronounce haap3

The Chinese character【嗑】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes action or eating. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Gently bite and bump. Explanation: (1) To bite hard objects with the tip of the teeth. For example: “eating melon seeds”. (2) Commonly known as drug abuse. For example: “He was groggy all day, as if he had taken acid.” (3) Chatting: talking and joking to kill time. For example: “They chatter and chat every day when they have nothing to do.”

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【嗑】:kē

Cantonese Jyutping of 【嗑】:haap3

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【嗑】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【嗑】, for example:Describing an action or diet , It mainly means to bite and bump gently..The richness and complexity of Chinese characters enable various interpretations, some of which may exceed what is presented here.

【嗑】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【嗑瓜子、磕牙】(Mandarin Pinyin:kē guā zǐ 、kē yá/ Cantonese Jyutping:haap3 gwaa1 zi2 、hap6 ngaa4)

The stroke count for this character is 13 ,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


他坐在院子裡悠閒地嗑瓜子。

He sat in the yard and leisurely ate melon seeds.


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