Taxonomy of meanings for 吃:  

    Additional information about 吃

    說文解字:

      Criteria
    • STUTTER

      1. Nè 訥 refers to a general intellectual or linguistic difficulty in expressing oneself fluently or smoothly.

      2. Jí 吃 refers straightforwardly to stuttering and is compatible with powerful eloquence (cf. Han Fei, who stuttered).

      3. Jiǎn 謇 refers to physical impediments to articulation like lisping.