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咬 - yǎo

bite, gnaw

bite, gnaw

How to read 咬

Click 咬 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyǎo
Englishbite, gnaw
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

咬伤 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 咬合. Please read 咬啮 one more time.

Common words with this character

bite
to fit together; to mesh; occlusion
to gnaw
to chew; to masticate; to ruminate

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 咬 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 咬伤 and 咬合 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 咬.