咧 liě to grimace
to grimace; to grin
怎么记住“咧”: 口 mouth + 列 line up = to grimace. The kids line up for the class photo, and the photographer tells every mouth to open wide and to grimace.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
咧 = 口 mouth + 列 line up
- 口 mouth meaning
- 列 line up sound
- 歹 wicked
- 刂 knife
The kids line up for the class photo, and the photographer tells every mouth to open wide and to grimace.
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- To grin/stretch the mouth wide: 咧嘴 (liězuǐ) to grin, or to grimace: 疼得直咧嘴 grimacing with pain, 咧嘴一笑 to break into a grin.
- 大大咧咧 (dàdaliēliē) = casual and careless, happy-go-lucky (of temperament).
- Describes the mouth pulling sideways, for a smile or a wince.