咬
to bite; to nip
9 strokes
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How 咬 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 交 (phonetic, jiāo)
How to remember it
bite · Heisig RSH #2314
口 mouth + 交 mingle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 交
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 交 (jiāo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交 sound component | jiāo | to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix |
| 校 | xiào | school; military field officer |
| 效 | xiào | result, effect; effective |
| 较 | jiào | to compare; relatively; more |
| 绞 | jiǎo | intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal |
| 郊 | jiāo | suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space |
| 饺 | jiǎo | stuffed dumplings |
| 狡 | jiǎo | cunning, deceitful, treacherous |
| 皎 | jiǎo | white; bright, brilliant; clear |
| 鲛 | jiāo | shark |
| 跤 | jiāo | to tumble, to fall; to wrestle |
| 蛟 | jiāo | a legendary scaled dragon |
| 佼 | jiǎo | beautiful, handsome, good-looking |
| 姣 | jiāo | beautiful, handsome, pretty |
| 洨 | xiáo | a river in Hebei province |
| 茭 | jiāo | an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica |
Words containing 咬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半路杀出的程咬金 | bàn lù shā chū de Chéng Yǎo jīn | see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1] |
| 半路杀出个程咬金 | bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn | lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts … |
| 一口咬定 | yī kǒu yǎo dìng | to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view |
| 反咬一口 | fǎn yǎo yī kǒu | to make a false countercharge |
| 咬人狗儿不露齿 | yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ | lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom); fig. You can't tell the really da… |
| 咬人的狗不露齿 | yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ | lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom); fig. the most sinister of people c… |
| 咬定牙关 | yǎo dìng yá guān | see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1] |
| 咬定牙根 | yǎo dìng yá gēn | see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1] |
| 程咬金 | Chéng Yǎo jīn | Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty |
| 狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心 | gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn | a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom); to ill reward a person's kindness |
| 紧咬不放 | jǐn yǎo bù fàng | (idiom) unwilling to let go; like a dog with a bone; dogged |
| 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 | yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng | see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2] |
| 咬舌自尽 | yǎo shé zì jìn | to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue |
| 咬紧牙关 | yǎo jǐn yá guān | (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite t… |
| 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 | yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng | (lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (s… |
| 咬合 | yǎo hé | (of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bit… |
| 咬紧牙根 | yǎo jǐn yá gēn | see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1] |
| 红头咬鹃 | hóng tóu yǎo juān | (bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) |
| 咬定 | yǎo dìng | to assert; to insist that |
| 咬牙切齿 | yǎo yá qiè chǐ | (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage |