chǐ
teeth
Simplified form of 齒. Pictograph of a mouth full of teeth. The sound component 止 was added later.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 齿
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
tooth | ||
tooth | ||
(machine) gear | ||
sawtooth | ||
fuming with rage between gritted teeth |
Component uses
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.139