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啮
嚙
niè
1.
to gnaw
2.
to erode
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (8)
咬啮
yǎoniè
to gnaw
咬啮
yǎoniè
variant of [[咬嚙|咬啮<yǎoniè>]]
啮合
nièhé
(of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh
啮齿
nièchǐ
a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)
啮齿目
nièchǐmù
order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
啮齿类
nièchǐlèi
rodents (rat, rabbit etc)
啮齿动物
nièchǐdòngwù
rodent
穷鼠啮狸
qióngshǔnièlí
a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
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- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 4,399