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.