懂中文 Dong Chinese

咬

yǎo

bite

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

交 sound component

交  Sound component

jiāo

  

to cross

Definitions

咬  

yǎo

bite, gnaw; to bite; to nip

咬 (齩) 

yǎo

variant of 咬[yǎo]

Most common words with 咬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

咬

to bite

咬牙

gnaw

咬牙切齿

fuming with rage between gritted teeth

咬紧牙关

to bite the bullet

叮咬

sting