Common Meanings
1
jiáo嚼
To chew; to masticate food with teeth.
吃饭时要细嚼慢咽，这样更有利于消化。
When eating, you should chew slowly and thoroughly; this is more beneficial for digestion.
2
jué嚼
To chew or masticate, often used in compound words like 'jǔjué' (咀嚼).
吃饭时要细嚼慢咽。
When eating, you should chew slowly and swallow deliberately.
3
jiào嚼
When pronounced 'jiào' in 'dǎo jiào', it refers to rumination, the process where animals like cows bring up partially digested food from their stomach to chew it again for better digestion.
牛在闲暇时会倒嚼，以便更好地消化食物。
Cows will ruminate during their leisure time to better digest their food.