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嚼 is a phono-semantic compound, with the mouth radical 口 on the left indicating an oral action and the component 爵 on the right providing the phonetic cue. Its primary meaning is the physical act of chewing, grinding food to prepare it for swallowing and digestion. Figuratively, it also describes the mental process of carefully pondering or savoring information, much like slowly digesting a complex idea.
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吃饭时要细嚼慢咽。
这肉太硬了，我嚼不动。
他在无聊地嚼着口香糖。
咀嚼食物有助于消化。
骆驼可以长时间咀嚼干草。
别总在背后嚼别人的舌根。
他仔细咀嚼着这句话的含义。
这些谣言被人反复嚼来嚼去，早已失真。