Memory phrase for the character: 牙

牙

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Meaning tooth, tusk, ivory

Pronunciation

yá

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
Side view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.

Radicals

牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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 Vocabulary

西班牙 Xī bān yá  Spain
咬牙 yǎo yá  to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ  gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
爪牙 zhǎo yá  pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
匈牙利 Xiōng yá lì  Hungary
龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ  to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
牙釉质 yá yòu zhì  dental enamel
牙釉质 yá yòu zhì  

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