噅 (huī) — to distort the mouth; to speak unclearly

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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字

噅 character · C1 (est.)

噅＝口＋為

ㄏㄨㄟ · huī

verb — to distort the mouth; to speak unclearly

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義the mouth

為聲wéi — gives the sound

{w,h}IFTwéi → huī — the lip-rounded initial hardens to h, the final and tone shifting with it

The mouth (口) twisted out of shape — sound and breath come out wrong. 為 wéi carries the sound, its w pulled back to h.

意 · Meanings

(本義)口歪、口氣— a twisted mouth; distorted speech

→說話含糊— to mumble, speak unclearly

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension