嘴

• 拼音: zuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 嘴 = 口 (mouth radical) + 觜 (phonetic component)

含义

Mouth. The body part used for eating and speaking.

Used both literally for the physical mouth and figuratively in expressions about speech and eating. Common in everyday phrases like 闭嘴 (shut your mouth), 嘴甜 (sweet-talking), and 张嘴 (open your mouth).

例句

1. 他的嘴很大。
2. 孩子张开嘴让医生看。
3. 吃东西的时候不要张着嘴说话。

用法指南

语境: body, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请张开嘴。(Please open your mouth.)
• 她的嘴很小。(Her mouth is small.)

错误说法

• 我的嘴不好。(This is ambiguous — if you mean you're not good at speaking, say 我不太会说话. 嘴不好 could be misunderstood.)

起源与历史

Originally written as 觜, depicting a bird's beak. The modern form uses 口 (mouth) as the radical, emphasizing its meaning related to the mouth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal