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yǎo

to bite, to gnaw

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 交 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 9 strokes Common (17%)

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⿰口交 i

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Component Tree i

kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
📷 Pictographic: An open mouth
3 strokes HSK 3
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
💡 Ideographic: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs
6 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 咬 (36)

yǎo
HSK 5
to bite / to nip
yǎoyá
咬牙
to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw
sīyǎo
撕咬
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
yǎohé
咬合
(of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite
gǒuyǎogǒu
狗咬狗
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ
咬人狗儿不露齿
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
yǎochúnzhuāng
咬唇妆
bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
dīngyǎo
叮咬
sting / bite (of insect)
yǎoshāng
咬伤
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
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