Keyword
tooth
- teeth
- gears
- cogs
- age
- Frequency
- #1926
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
Teeth 人凵; 止 provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
龄age龌small-minded龈gums龊narrow龋decayed teeth啮to gnaw龅to protrude龃irregular teeth龉uneven teeth龇to bare龀to lose one's baby teeth龆shed the milk teeth
Used in vocabulary
牙齿
tooth; dental
齿
(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
齿轮
(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
不齿
to despise; to hold in contempt
锯齿
sawtooth
咬牙切齿
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
难以启齿
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
犬齿
canine tooth
臼齿
molar tooth
齿轮箱
gearbox
启齿
to open one's mouth; to start talking
智齿
wisdom tooth
口齿
mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)
唇齿
(fig.) close partners; interdependent
龋齿
tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
门齿
incisor
幼齿
(Tw) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [iù-khí])
啮齿动物
rodent
切齿
to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
露齿
to grin; also pr. lòuchǐ
剑齿虎
saber-toothed tiger
马齿苋
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
伶牙俐齿
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
义齿
artificial tooth