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咬 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yǎo in the third tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 齩 may be used.
It is made up of the components 口 (opening) and 交 (intersect).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 咬
Definitions for 咬 pronounced as yǎo
- variant of 咬[yao3]
- to bite
- to nip
Vocabulary
The most common words for 咬 — see all
- to clench one's teeth
- to grind the teeth
- gnaw
- sting
- bite (of insect)
- gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
- fuming with rage between gritted teeth
Collections
Collections which contain 咬 — see all
Book 3 part 2
by Junon ※ 199 characters
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by russell359 ※ 200 characters
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by alee70 ※ 18 characters
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by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters