嗑

• Physical: To crack or eat seeds/nuts; specifically the act of breaking a shell with the teeth.
• Behavioral: Chattering; talking incessantly or trivially.
• Interpersonal: To scold, snap at, or reproach.

• Transitive: May take an object—either the physical item being cracked (seeds) or the person being scolded.
• Intransitive/Descriptive: Used to describe the state of being loquacious or chattering.

Contrast with 磕 (kē): While both share a percussive phonetic quality, 磕 typically refers to physical impact or collision (e.g., bumping one's head). If the context suggests a physical collision rather than an oral action, consider if the glyph is being used as a variant or a phonetic loan for 磕.

The semantic range spans three distinct registers: domestic/mundane (seeds), social/personality-driven (loquacity), and conflict-driven (reproach). Because the glyph is not high-frequency, there is no "default" meaning; the choice depends entirely on whether the passage describes a physical habit, a character trait, or a social interaction.