Memory phrase for the character: 齿

齿

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Meaning tooth, teeth

Pronunciation

chǐ

Explanation

Top: to stop 止 (here: nose), bottom: open mouth 凵 with teeth 人

Mnemonic
 
Below the nose is an open mouth with teeth.

Radicals

齒 tooth
凵 open box
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 Vocabulary

齿轮 chǐ lún  (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ  gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
口齿伶俐 kǒu chǐ líng lì  eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab
蛾眉皓齿 é méi hào chǐ  beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
皓齿朱唇 hào chǐ zhū chún  white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
皓齿明眸 hào chǐ míng móu  white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
锯齿 jù chǐ  sawtooth
龋齿性 qǔ chǐ xìng  caries-inducing
龋齿 qǔ chǐ  tooth decay; dental caries; cavity
龋齿 qǔ chǐ  

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