齿 - chǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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齿 (齒)

chǐ

Definition

tooth
radical (Kang Xi 211)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

龄

líng

age; length of experience, membership etc

龋

qǔ

decayed teeth; dental caries

to gnaw; to erode

gums (of the teeth)

dirty; small-minded

dirty; filthy; base; mean; narrow-minded; petty

龇

zī

projecting teeth; to bare one's teeth

projecting teeth

shed the milk teeth; young

irregular teeth

irregular; uneven teeth

龀

chèn

to replace the milk teeth

龁

hé

(literary) to gnaw; to bite

Related words (80)

crown of tooth

to sneer

to mention; referring to

齿孔

chǐ kǒng

perforations (on a postage stamp)

alveolar ridge

dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)

rack (and pinion)

root of tooth

tooth decay

(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)

dental consonant

toothed whales; Odontoceti

gum; gingiva

tooth decay; caries

see 唇齿音

gearbox

gingivitis

alveolar, apical, or supradental sound (linguistics)

齿列矫正

chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng

orthodontic treatment; orthodontics

rack and pinion

gear drive

chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng qì

see 牙齿矫正器

齿条千斤顶

chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng

rack and pinion jack

orthodontics

upper teeth

bottom teeth

to despise; to hold in contempt

artificial tooth

deciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth

切齿

qiè chǐ

to gnash one's teeth (in anger)

gear-shaping

mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)

启齿

qǐ chǐ

to open one's mouth; to start talking

啮齿

niè chǐ

a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)

幼齿

yòu chǐ

(dialect) naive and innocent (girl or boy); underage prostitute; (Minnan iù-khí)

挂齿

guà chǐ

to mention (e.g. "don't mention it")

wisdom tooth

tooth; dental

canine tooth

white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)

molar tooth

molar tooth

tooth of cog wheel; gear tooth

铁齿

tiě chǐ

obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (Tw)(Minnan thih-khí)

sawtooth

incisor

to grin; also pr. [lou4 chi3]

龋齿

qǔ chǐ

tooth decay; dental caries; cavity

supraoral tooth

upper alveolar ridge

premolar tooth

premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)

前齿龈

qián chǐ yín

alveolar; front part of the alveolar ridge

saber-toothed tiger

anti-aliasing

labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)

啮齿目

niè chǐ mù

order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)

啮齿类

niè chǐ lèi

rodents (rat, rabbit etc)

see 巨牙鲨

anti-aliasing

to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee

wisdom tooth

a rake (with wooden teeth)

pinion gear

sawtooth shape; zigzag

caries-inducing

not worth mentioning; not worth considering

non-caries-inducing

diction; enunciation

to lisp; unclear articulation; inarticulate

口齿清楚

kǒu chǐ qīng chu

clear diction; clear articulation

rodent

differential gear

to gnash one's teeth in anger

明眸皓齿

míng móu hào chǐ

to have bright eyes and white teeth

消除锯齿

xiāo chú jù chǐ

anti-alias (computer graphics)

露齿而笑

lù chǐ ér xiào

to grin

上颚正门齿

shàng è zhèng mén chǐ

maxillary central incisor

orthodontic braces

thecodontia (primitive dinosaur)

Idioms (21)

齿颊生香

chǐ jiá shēng xiāng

(lit.) to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom); (fig.) to water at the mouth; to drool in anticipation

唇齿

chún chǐ

(lit.) lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners; interdependent

不足挂齿

bù zú guà chǐ

not worth mentioning (idiom)

伶牙俐齿

líng yá lì chǐ

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab

切齿腐心

qiè chǐ fǔ xīn

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

口齿伶俐

kǒu chǐ líng lì

eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab

口齿生香

kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng

eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text

咬牙切齿

yǎo yá qiè chǐ

gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth

哀哭切齿

āi kū qiè chǐ

weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

唇亡齿寒

chún wáng chǐ hán

(lit.) without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent

唇齿相依

chún chǐ xiāng yī

(lit.) as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related; interdependent

没齿不忘

mò chǐ bù wàng

(lit.) will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out; to remember as long as one lives; unforgettable (idiom)

没齿难忘

mò chǐ nán wàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude

皓齿明眸

hào chǐ míng móu

white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman

皓齿朱唇

hào chǐ zhū chún

white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman

羞于启齿

xiū yú qǐ chǐ

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

蛾眉皓齿

é méi hào chǐ

beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

铁齿铜牙

tiě chǐ tóng yá

clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)

难以启齿

nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth

马齿徒增

mǎ chǐ tú zēng

(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)

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 dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

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