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齧

niè

to bite, to gnaw; to erode, to wear down

🔤 Pictophonetic: 齒 (teeth) provides meaning, 㓞 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 21 strokes Uncommon • Top 77%

Words Using 齧 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

㓞

qià

to engrave; a written contract or agreement

齒

chǐ

teeth; gears, cogs; age

⿱㓞齒 i

Component Tree i

qià

㓞

to engrave; a written contract or agreement

🔤 Pictophonetic: knife

6 strokes

fēng

丰

abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

📷 Pictographic: An ear of grass

4 strokes HSK 4

sān

三

three

💡 Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

dāo

刀

knife; old coin; measure

2 strokes HSK 4

chǐ

齒

teeth; gears, cogs; age

📷 Pictographic: Upper and lower teeth 从; 止 provides the pronunciation

15 strokes

zhǐ

止

to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

📷 Pictographic: A foot

4 strokes HSK 4

shàng

上

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

3 strokes HSK 1

⺊

💡 Ideographic: A crack on an oracle bone; compare 卜

2 strokes

yī

一