咀嚼

Verb

 * 1) to chew; to masticate
 * 2) to think over; to mull over; to ponder; to ruminate
 * 3)  to enunciate clearly
 * 4)  to curse; to imprecate

Usage notes
In the term, the character is pronounced jué; however, when used as a character by itself (meaning "to chew"),  is pronounced jiáo.

Noun

 * 1)  mastication
 * 2) digestion, understanding

Verb

 * 1)  masticate
 * 2) digest, understand