interjection of approval or admiration

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

责 sound component

  Sound component

  

responsibility

Evolution

啧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
啧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
啧 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
啧 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
啧 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

interjection of approval or admiration; (interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak

Most common words with 啧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

啧啧

to click one's tongue

to click one's tongue

啧啧称奇

to be astonished