tooth

Depicts top and bottom teeth touching each other.

Evolution

牙 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
牙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
牙 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
牙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tooth, molars, teeth; serrated; tooth; ivory; CL:|[kē]

Most common words with 牙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

tooth

西班牙

Spain

牙齿

tooth

西班牙语

Spanish language

牙医

dentist

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (1 verified)

穿

Sound component in 17 characters (6 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)