tuò

saliva

to spit

mouth (口) + droop (垂) = saliva that drips from the mouth

垂 (chuí) lends its sound, approximating tuò. The mouth radical grounds the meaning: saliva is what the mouth lets fall or drip downward.

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MouthSemantic
To hang downPhonetic

他随地吐沫,被人批评了。

tā suí dì tǔ tuò mo,bèi rén pī píng le。

He spat on the ground and was criticized by people.

口渴的时候,嘴里的液会减少。

kǒu kě de shí hou,zuǐ lǐ de tuò yè huì jiǎn shǎo。

When thirsty, the saliva in one's mouth decreases.

Words with 唾

唾液

tuò yè

saliva

唾液腺

tuò yè xiàn

salivary gland

唾手可得

tuò shǒu kě dé

easily obtained

唾弃

tuò qì

to spurn

唾沫

tuò mo

spittle

唾沫星子

tuò mò xīng zi

sputter

唾骂

tuò mà

to spit on and curse

唾面自干

tuò miàn zì gān

to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek

唾余

tuò yú

crumbs from the table of one's master

拾人涕唾

shí rén tì tuò

to plagiarize (idiom)

涕唾

tì tuò

nasal mucus and spittle

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