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咬
yǎo
to bite, to gnaw
🔤 Pictophonetic:
口 (mouth) provides meaning, 交 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
9 strokes
Common (17%)
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口
kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
交
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
⿰口交
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
jiāo
交
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
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A person with crossed (intersecting) legs
6 strokes
HSK 4
Words Using 咬 (36)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
咬
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yǎo
to bite / to nip
5
yǎo
咬
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HSK 5
to bite / to nip
咬牙
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yǎoyá
to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw
yǎoyá
咬牙
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to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw
撕咬
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sīyǎo
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
sīyǎo
撕咬
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to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
咬合
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yǎohé
(of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite
yǎohé
咬合
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(of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite
狗咬狗
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gǒuyǎogǒu
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
gǒuyǎogǒu
狗咬狗
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dog-eat-dog / dogfight
咬人狗儿不露齿
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yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ
咬人狗儿不露齿
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lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
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yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
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once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
咬唇妆
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yǎochúnzhuāng
bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
yǎochúnzhuāng
咬唇妆
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bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
叮咬
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dīngyǎo
sting / bite (of insect)
dīngyǎo
叮咬
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sting / bite (of insect)
咬伤
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yǎoshāng
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
yǎoshāng
咬伤
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bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)