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龄 |
age, years of life
Left: Zahn 齿/齒 (Below the nose 止 an open mouth 凵 with teeth 人), right: order 令 (A lid  on the bent person卩, was ordered) (From the teeth of horses you can read the age:) The teeth got the order to show the: age. |
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齿 |
tooth, teeth
Top: to stop 止 (here: nose), bottom: open mouth 凵 with teeth 人
Below the nose is an open mouth with teeth. |
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龋 |
dental caries, decayed teeth
Left: Zahn 齿/齒 (Below the nose 止 an open mouth 凵 with teeth 人), right: Yu the Great 禹 (special insect 虫)
In the teeth, the special insect causes caries. |
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龈 |
to bite, to gnaw, gums (of the teeth)
Left: tooth 齿/齒 (Below the nose 止 an open mouth 凵 with teeth 人), right: 'not good' 艮 (良 is good, but accent 丶 is missing)
(They destroy something) The teeth are not good when they: bite. |
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