咀

jǔ

to chew

to masticate

mouth (口) + phonetic (且) = to chew

The mouth radical anchors the meaning: chewing is something the mouth does. 且 contributes the sound jǔ rather than any meaning.

口+且→咀

且A borrowing used in various charactersPhonetic

口MouthSemantic

吃饭时要慢慢咀嚼，对身体好。

chī fàn shí yào màn màn jǔ jué, duì shēn tǐ hǎo。

when eating, you should chew slowly — it is good for your body.

他咀嚼食物的声音有点大，让人不舒服。

tā jǔ jué shí wù de shēng yīn yǒu diǎn dà, ràng rén bù shū fú。

the sound of him chewing his food is a bit loud, which makes people uncomfortable.

含商咀徵

hán shāng jǔ zhǐ

(idiom) permeated with beautiful music

含宫咀徵

hán gōng jǔ zhǐ

(idiom) permeated with beautiful music

含英咀华

hán yīng jǔ huá

to savor fine writing (idiom)

咀嚼

jǔ jué

to chew

尖沙咀

jiān shā zuǐ

Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong

石咀山

shí jǔ shān

variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

石咀山区

shí jǔ shān qū

variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区[Shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1]

石咀山市

shí jǔ shān shì

variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia