齿

chǐ

tooth

CL:顆|颗[ke1]

a picture of 齿 → a mouth full of teeth

The character originally depicted a row of teeth inside an open mouth. The 止 component contributes the pronunciation chǐ, not the meaning.

止+凵+人→齿

他的牙齿很白,看起来很健康。

tā de yá chǐ hěn bái,kàn qǐ lái hěn jiàn kāng。

His teeth are very white and look very healthy.

医生说我有一颗牙齿需要治疗。

yī shēng shuō wǒ yǒu yī kē yá chǐ xū yào zhì liáo。

The doctor said I have one tooth that needs treatment.

Words with 齿

露齿

lù chǐ

to grin

啮齿动物

niè chǐ dòng wù

rodent

臼齿

jiù chǐ

molar tooth

不齿

bù chǐ

to despise

锯齿

jù chǐ

sawtooth

锯齿形

jù chǐ xíng

sawtooth shape

锥齿轮

zhuī chǐ lún

pinion gear

铁齿

tiě chǐ

(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])

铁齿铜牙

tiě chǐ tóng yá

clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)

门齿

mén chǐ

incisor

难以启齿

nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)

露齿而笑

lù chǐ ér xiào

to grin

More characters with 止

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