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ㄧㄠ ˇ

yǎo

bite

咬 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yǎo in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the character may be used.

It is made up of the components (opening) and (intersect).

  • ㄧㄠ ˇ

    yǎo

    bite

    • ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

    • ㄐㄧㄠ

      jiāo

      intersect

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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It's best not to bite during oral sex.
by dave

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The mosquito's mouth intersected my skin.
by Chris

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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

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