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kěn

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kěn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kěn | ken3
English translation
gums

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About kěn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

kěn

Contains the radical

齿 chǐ

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

teeth

Etymology of kěn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

齿艮

Semantic compound

齿 chǐ

Phonetic compound

gěn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 chǐ represents the meaning and gěn represents the sound. Simplified form of kěn .

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Example sentences using kěn

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牙齿 yáchǐ 牙龈 yá yín 之间 zhī jiān huì 滋生 zī shēng 牙斑

Deposits of plaque build up between the tooth and the gum.

牙龈 yá yín 萎缩 wěi suō 可能 kěnéng shì 疾病 jíbìng 导致 dǎozhì de 可能 kěnéng 仅仅 jǐn jǐn shì 错误 cuòwù de 刷牙 shuāyá 方式 fāngshì 引起 yǐnqǐ 的。

Receding gums can be the result of disease or simply incorrect brushing.

牙斑如果 rúguǒ 清除 qīngchú jiù huì 导致 dǎozhì 牙齿 yáchǐ 蛀蚀 zhù shí 牙龈 yá yín 疾病 jíbìng

When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.

kěn 脓肿 nóng zhǒng 所以 suǒyǐ jiù 那颗拔掉 bá diào le

I got an abscess so he took the tooth out.

Words with kěn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
牙龈 yá yín gums牙齦
kěn to gnaw kěn
牙龈炎 yá yín yán gingivitis牙齦炎
齿龈 chǐ yín gum齒齦
龈炎 yín yán gingivitis齦炎
齿龈炎 chǐ yín yán gingivitis齒齦炎

kěn Decomposition & Compounds

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