唾 tuò to spit
to spit; to spit on; saliva
怎么记住“唾”: 口 mouth + 垂 droop = to spit. The llama at the petting zoo lets its ears droop, opens its mouth, and the tourists learn how far it likes to spit.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
唾 = 口 mouth + 垂 droop
- 口 mouth meaning
- 垂 droop sound
The llama at the petting zoo lets its ears droop, opens its mouth, and the tourists learn how far it likes to spit.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the mouth gives the meaning and the sign for drooping the sound.
用法
- Two jobs: literal saliva/spit: 唾液 (tuòyè) saliva, 唾沫 (tuòmo) spittle, and figurative disgust in 唾弃 (tuòqì) to spurn/cast off with contempt.
- 唾弃 is strong and moral: 被世人唾弃 (bèi shìrén tuòqì) spurned by all, as if spat upon.
- 唾手可得 (tuòshǒu-kědé) = easily obtainable, lit. as easy as spitting on your hand.