懂中文 Dong Chinese

啐

cuì

to taste

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

卒 sound component

卒  Sound component

zú, cù

  

soldier, to finish

Evolution

啐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
啐 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
啐 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
啐 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
啐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

啐  

cuì

to taste, to sip; to spit; the sound of sipping; to surprise; (onom.) pshaw!; (old) to sip