beak
How it’s built
Phonosemantic compound. 角 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound. Original form of 嘴.
horn; corner; angle
this — The pronunciation of 觜 was similar to 此 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
Appears in
Characters that use 觜 as a component, most common first.
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