jiao2
to chew; also pr.

strokes 20
radical
strokes after radical 18
倒嚼 倒嚼 dao3 jiao2
to ruminate (of cows)

嚼蜡 嚼蠟 jiao2 la4
insipid

嚼舌 嚼舌 jiao2 she2
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily

嚼舌根 嚼舌根 jiao2 she2 gen1
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily

嚼舌头 嚼舌頭 jiao2 she2 tou2
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily

嚼子 嚼子 jiao2 zi5
bit; mouthpiece

咀嚼 咀嚼 ju3 jue2
to chew; to think over

贪多嚼不烂 貪多嚼不爛 tan1 duo1 jiao2 bu4 lan4
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

味同嚼蜡 味同嚼蠟 wei4 tong2 jiao2 la4
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); tasteless; insipid

细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 xi4 jiao2 man4 yan4
to eat slowly (idiom)

咬嚼 咬嚼 yao3 jiao2
to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over

咬文嚼字 咬文嚼字 yao3 wen2 jiao2 zi4
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording