齿
(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #835 U+9F7F
How 齿 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
Teeth 人凵; 止 provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
teeth · Heisig RSH #2546
footprint + 人 person + pit
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 齿 as their sound component
These characters all use 齿 (chǐ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 齿 sound component | chǐ | teeth; gears, cogs; age |
| 啮 | niè | to bite, to gnaw |
| 龊 | chuò | narrow, small-minded; dirty (2) |
Words containing 齿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口齿不清 | kǒu chǐ bù qīng | to lisp; unclear articulation; inarticulate |
| 口齿生香 | kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng | eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text |
| 不足齿数 | bù zú chǐ shù | not worth mentioning; not worth considering |
| 发脱口齿 | fā tuō kǒu chǐ | diction; enunciation |
| 齿轮传动 | chǐ lún chuán dòng | gear drive |
| 不齿 | bù chǐ | to despise; to hold in contempt |
| 斗口齿 | dòu kǒu chǐ | to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee |
| 上齿 | shàng chǐ | upper teeth |
| 下齿 | xià chǐ | bottom teeth |
| 口齿 | kǒu chǐ | mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc) |
| 门齿 | mén chǐ | incisor |
| 义齿 | yì chǐ | artificial tooth |
| 差动齿轮 | chā dòng chǐ lún | differential gear |
| 齿音 | chǐ yīn | dental consonant |
| 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… |
| 不足挂齿 | bù zú guà chǐ | not worth mentioning (idiom) |
| 露齿而笑 | lù chǐ ér xiào | to grin |
| 铁齿 | tiě chǐ | (Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Ta… |
| 无齿翼龙 | Wú chǐ yì lóng | Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur) |
| 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… |