龋 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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qǔ

tooth decay

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 represents the meaning and 禹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 齲.

Components

齿 Meaning component

chǐ

teeth

禹 Sound component

yǔ

insect; proper name

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qǔ

tooth decay; decayed teeth; dental caries

Most common words with 龋

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3496th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Sources