The Role of the “Groove” 卯 Character in Chinese Writing: 69 characters and 22 definitions
by Jennifer Ball and Xu Chao
Using a Hanzi substructure-search engine designed by Xu Chao and Jennifer Ball
Nov. 11, 2018
Semantic Breakdown of Raw Data
22 definitions + 47 undefined = 69 characters analyzed
Tongue-in-Groove or 凹 and 凸 is also known as “mortise and tenon.” This is one meaning of “卯.”
Here is a more vulgar form of “tongue-in-groove” that helps convey the sense of sexuality. Notice that “tongue” is a body part. What part of the body is “groove”?
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Unicode |
Character |
Definitions |
Relationship to “Groove/Slot” |
Groove/Slot/Sexual (78%) |
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1 |
U536F |
卯 |
4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.; rabbit (兔) of Chinese zodiac; “mortise” of “mortise and tenon,” which is another name for “tongue and groove” |
This character is the groove, 凹, the female side; it also is a possible depiction of Fallopian tubes; it is also represented by 𤕰, 戼, 𦕔, 𩇧, and 𩇨 |
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2 |
U36B9 |
㚹 |
(same as 媌) pretty; charming girl, (same as 懰) exquisite; fine |
This character possibly depicts a virgin, which is why she is “exquisite”; her “groove” is a vagina 阴道; as there are no dots in her tubes-卵-she is not with child |
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3 |
U804A |
聊 |
somewhat, slightly, at least; chat:聊天 (boring: 无聊 “no chat); gossip; paid escort; to earn a living (esp. with negative) |
“Paid escort” is another term for “prostitute”; her groove is her vagina 阴道; chatting someone up” is British for “flirting,” which is foreplay |
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4 |
U35E6 |
㗦 |
a loud and confused noise |
Chatting and sex are both loud and confused |
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5 |
U67F3 |
柳 |
willow tree; pleasure; (astronomy) One of the constellations of the Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)); impure or “fallen” woman |
“Pleasure” and “impure: and “fallen woman” all involve a vagina 阴道 |
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6 |
U6634 |
昴 |
one of the 28 constellations |
The vaginal groove reproduces; 日 is in words that mean “prostitute” and “fuck” |
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7 |
U39D5 |
㧕 |
to feel or touch with hands; to hold, to lay the hand on, to cover |
Sexual foreplay |
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8 |
U3DAF |
㶯 |
fire |
Sexual passion is often described as “fire” |
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9 |
U537F |
卿 |
noble, high officer, (old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.) |
“A term of endearment between spouses” means respect for someone who has your own interests at heart. That “little face” between the pieces of 卯 represents a “baby” even if the baby is a project, country, or live human: it is something both parties nourish |
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10 |
U3C89 |
㲉 |
egg shells |
Sexual product (dots signify ovum) |
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11 |
U5375 |
卵 |
egg; ovum; roe; spawn |
Sexual product (dots signify ovum) |
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12 |
U7A8C |
窌 |
pit, vault; store in pit |
A pit is a groove; a vault is similar to an egg or Fallopian tubes: store next generation |
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13 |
U6BC8 |
毈 |
infertile eggs; (Cant.) rotten, muddled |
Sexual product; (dots signify ovum) |
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14 |
U393B |
㤻 |
stupid; clumsy; (Cant.) to dirty, defile |
“Defile,” like “deflower” implies sex; (dots signify ovum) |
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15 |
U5B75 |
孵 |
sit on eggs, hatch |
Sexual product; stuck to egg; (dots signify ovum) |
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16 |
U925A |
鉚 |
rivet |
tongue-and-groove; stuck; riveted |
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17 |
U94C6 |
铆 |
rivet (Simplified form of 鉚.) |
tongue-and-groove; stuck; riveted |
Nature (22%) |
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| 18 | U387B | 㡻 | (non-classical form of 廖 [root 翏 means “the sound of the wind; to soar”]; name of a small ancient State, a Chinese family name | “To soar” implies orgasm: sexual; “sound of the wind=whoosh” which also seems sexual |
| 19 | U5CC1 | 峁 | yellow dirt mount ((in the Northwest of China) (zhdict.net/dictionary) | Apparently a mountain place, but “mount” does have a sexual connotation |
| 20 | U37F9 | 㟹 | the appearance of a mountain is lofty and steep and profound | Interpretation: Mountain becomes big and sexual |
| 21 | U6CD6 | 泖 | still waters; river in Jiangsu | Still waters implies virginity? |
| 22 | U8306 | 茆 | species of grass, water mallows | Only grows in still waters (implies virginity?) |
No Definition |
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23 |
U7B37 |
笷 |
No definition given |
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24 |
U5945 |
奅 |
No definition given |
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25 |
U73CB |
珋 |
No definition given |
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26 |
U8D15 |
贕 |
No definition given |
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27 |
U98F9 |
飹 |
No definition given |
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28 |
U99E0 |
駠 |
No definition given |
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29 |
U7AB7 |
窷 |
No definition given |
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30 |
U4E6E |
乮 |
No definition given |
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31 |
U282D6 |
𨋖 |
No definition given |
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32 |
U2BC38 |
𫰸 |
No definition given |
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33 |
U20A21 |
𠨡 |
No definition given |
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34 |
U2AA2B |
𪨫 |
No definition given |
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35 |
U23AD8 |
𣫘 |
No definition given |
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36 |
U201E9 |
𠇩 |
No definition given |
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37 |
U26291 |
𦊑 |
No definition given |
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38 |
U2B6B5 |
𫚵 |
No definition given |
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39 |
U275B1 |
𧖱 |
No definition given |
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40 |
U22A3A |
𢨺 |
No definition given |
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41 |
U2B9FC |
𫧼 |
No definition given |
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42 |
U27E37 |
𧸷 |
No definition given |
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43 |
U2CA81 |
𬪁 |
No definition given |
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44 |
U219D9 |
𡧙 |
No definition given |
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45 |
U20C2D |
𠰭 |
No definition given |
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46 |
U2896B |
𨥫 |
No definition given |
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47 |
U2B9FE |
𫧾 |
No definition given |
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48 |
U206D3 |
𠛓 |
No definition given |
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49 |
U29285 |
𩊅 |
No definition given |
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50 |
U2C186 |
𬆆 |
No definition given |
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51 |
U296C1 |
𩛁 |
No definition given |
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52 |
U2A54B |
𪕋 |
No definition given |
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53 |
U20DDE |
𠷞 |
No definition given |
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54 |
U2B9FF |
𫧿 |
No definition given |
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55 |
U2C222 |
𬈢 |
No definition given |
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56 |
U212A7 |
𡊧 |
No definition given |
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57 |
U20970 |
𠥰 |
No definition given |
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58 |
U20A23 |
𠨣 |
No definition given |
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59 |
U275B0 |
𧖰 |
No definition given |
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60 |
U295B4 |
𩖴 |
No definition given |
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61 |
U24D60 |
𤵠 |
No definition given |
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62 |
U2909E |
𩂞 |
No definition given |
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63 |
U2C8CC |
𬣌 |
No definition given |
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64 |
U20A2B |
𠨫 |
No definition given |
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65 |
U28496 |
𨒖 |
No definition given |
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66 |
U25138 |
𥄸 |
No definition given |
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67 |
U2C06C |
𬁬 |
No definition given |
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68 |
U28D05 |
𨴅 |
No definition given |
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69 |
U2128E |
𡊎 |
No definition given |
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Thanks to Chinese Text Project, zhdict.net/dictionary, and Github for definitions and characters
