Memory phrase for the character: 龋

龋

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Meaning

dental caries, decayed teeth

Pronunciation

 qǔ

Explanation

 Left: tooth 齿/齒 (Below the nose 止 an open mouth 凵 with teeth 人), right: Yu the Great 禹 (special insect 虫)

Mnemonic
 
In the teeth, the special insect causes caries.

Radicals

齒 toothImage of a nose 卜 and a mouth 一,凵 with teeth 米
虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
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 Vocabulary

龋齿性 qǔ chǐ xìng  caries-inducing
龋齿 qǔ chǐ  tooth decay; dental caries; cavity
龋蠹 qǔ dù  rotten teeth
龋蠹 qǔ dù  

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