How to write 嗑

嗑 [kè] 动 1 方言，话。 1 Dialect, talk: 唠～儿 (lao-er: to chat). 2 用上下门牙咬有壳的或硬的东西。 2 To crack something between the teeth: ～瓜子儿 (kè guāzǐ er: to crack sunflower seeds). 3 闲谈，多话。 3 Casual talk, chitchat: ～牙 (kè yá: to talk idly). 本义: 多话 Original Meaning: Talkative 造字法: 形声。从口，盍声。 Character Formation: Phono-semantic compound, combining the meaning component "mouth" and the sound component "kè". 引 1 《说文》：嗑，多言也。 1 "Shuowen Jiezi": 嗑 (kè) means to talk a lot. 例 又如: 嗑牙(闲谈，多嘴);嗑牙料嘴(耍嘴，斗嘴) Example: For instance, 嗑牙 (kè yá: casual talk, chit-chat); 嗑牙料嘴 (kè yá liào zuǐ: to banter or spar with words). 用上下门牙咬有壳的或硬的东西 To crack something between the teeth 引 1 颐中有物曰噬嗑。——《易·彖上》传 1 "In the jaw, there is an object called 'shikè'." — from the "I Ching", commentary on the text. 2 噬嗑，食也。——《易·杂卦》传 2 "'Shikè' denotes food." — from the "I Ching", commentary on various hexagrams. 例 又如: 嗑瓜子儿 Example: For instance, 嗑瓜子儿 (kè guāzǐ er: to crack sunflower seeds). 说话 To talk 例 如: 闲嗑(闲谈) Example: For instance, 闲嗑 (xián kè: casual chat). 形 1 话多。《说文解字·口部》：「嗑，多言也。」 1 Talkative. "Shuowen Jiezi" states: 嗑 (kè) means to talk a lot. 动 1 闭、合。《抱朴子·外篇·守塉》：「口张不能嗑，首俛不能仰。」 1 To close, to join. "Baopuzi" states: "When the mouth is open, it cannot be closed; when the head is bent, it cannot be raised." 2 喝、食。《儒林外史·第三回》：「我一天杀一个猪还赚不得钱把银子，都把与你去丢在水里，叫我一家老小嗑西北风。」 2 To drink, to eat. "Rulin Waishi" states: "Even if I kill a pig in a day, I wouldn't earn enough money to throw silver into the water, making my whole family live on the northwest wind."