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齿 chǐ

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齿 chǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chǐ | chi3
English translation
tooth
CL:
>[kē]
teeth; gears, cogs; age

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About 齿 chǐ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

chǐ

Contains the radical

齿 chǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Teeth 人凵 zhǐ provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 齿 chǐ

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

zhǐ 凵人

Explanation

Simplified form of chǐ . Pictograph of a mouth full of teeth. The sound component zhǐ was added later.

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Example sentences using 齿 chǐ

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口齿 kǒu chǐ Qīng ,无法 wú fǎ yǐn dǒng de 意思 yìsi .

His indistinct speech makes it impossible to understand him.

zài 牙医 yá yī 那里 nà li le běn 关于 guānyú 牙齿 yáchǐ 保健 bǎo jiàn de 免费 miǎnfèi 小册子 xiǎo cè zi .

I picked up a free booklet on tooth care at the dentist's.

de 牙齿 yáchǐ yīn duō Nián 抽烟 chōuyān ér bèi 尼古丁 ní gǔ dīng rǎn Huáng le .

His teeth were stained with nicotine from years of smoking.

观众 guānzhòng 听来 tīng lái 觉得 juéde 周身 zhōu shēn yǎng , 他们 tā men 已经 yǐjīng 露着牙齿 yáchǐ xiào le .

The public were titillated; they were already on the grin.

双膝 shuāng xī guì zài 地上 dì shang ,口齿不 Qīng de 祷告 dǎo gào zhāo , 哭哭啼啼 kū ku tí tí de .

He had fallen on his knees in inarticulate prayer, weeping.

Words with 齿 chǐ

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 齿 chǐ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
牙齿 yáchǐ tooth牙齒
齿 chǐ tooth chǐ
齿轮 chǐ lún (machine) gear齒輪
锯齿 jù chǐ sawtooth鋸齒
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ fuming with rage between gritted teeth咬牙切齒
难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to find it hard to speak about sth難以啟齒
口齿 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth口齒
龋齿 qǔ chǐ tooth decay齲齒
不齿 bù chǐ to despise不齒
智齿 zhì chǐ wisdom tooth智齒
启齿 qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth啟齒
伶牙俐齿 líng yá lì chǐ having the gift of the gab伶牙俐齒
臼齿 jiù chǐ molar tooth臼齒
犬齿 quǎn chǐ canine tooth犬齒
唇齿 chún chǐ interdependent唇齒
义齿 yì chǐ artificial tooth義齒
唇齿相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī interdependent唇齒相依
切齿 qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth (in anger)切齒
剑齿虎 jiàn chǐ hǔ saber-toothed tiger劍齒虎
马齿苋 mǎ chǐ xiàn Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)馬齒莧
口齿不清 kǒu chǐ bù qīng to lisp口齒不清
齿龈 chǐ yín gum齒齦
门齿 mén chǐ incisor門齒
乳齿 rǔ chǐ milk tooth乳齒
不足挂齿 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom)不足掛齒

齿 chǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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齿 chǐ Compounds

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