嗑 meaning and stroke order
To eat seeds; to reproach; loquacious
How to write 嗑, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 嗑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to crack (seeds) between one's teeth
How 嗑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 盍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 嗑
The mouth 口 on the left tells you this is something you do with your teeth and lips. The right side 盍 (hé) gives the sound, so picture a mouth snapping shut on a seed to crack it open.
The most common use is 嗑瓜子, cracking sunflower or melon seeds with your teeth, a favorite snack while chatting or watching TV. In the Beijing area, 唠嗑 (lào kē) is also heard as a casual word for chatting. Example: 她一边看电视一边嗑瓜子。(Tā yìbiān kàn diànshì yìbiān kè guāzǐ.) She cracks seeds while watching TV.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 嗑 with 磕 (kē, to knock or bump), which has 石 (stone) instead of 口. Use 嗑 for seeds and teeth, and 磕 for knocking, as in 磕头 (kētóu, to kowtow).
嗑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 嗑
How many strokes are in 嗑?
嗑 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嗑 mean?
嗑 (kē) means to eat seeds; to reproach; loquacious.
How do you pronounce 嗑?
嗑 is pronounced kē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 嗑?
The radical of 嗑 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 嗑 under this radical.
Is 嗑 pronounced kē or kè?
In 嗑瓜子 (crack seeds) it is usually kè in standard Mandarin. The kē reading appears in 唠嗑 (lào kē, to chat), a northern colloquial word.
What does 嗑CP mean in internet slang?
Young people say 嗑CP to mean they enjoy shipping two people as a couple, like cracking seeds for fun. It comes from the seed-cracking sense and is very casual.