齒 (ci2 | chi3) : teeth; tooth-like object

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齒

ci2

chi3

[1] teeth [2] age [3] [v] speak of; mention [4] a tooth-like part of anything [5] Kangxi radical 211

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#211)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

齒 / 齿

This word has been viewed 7690 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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牙齒 ngaa4 ci2 ya2 chi3 = tooth; teeth

犬齒 hyun2 ci2 = canine tooth; cuspid

齒輪 ci2 leon4 chi3 lun1 = (machine) gear

冇口齒 mou5 hau2 ci2 mao3 kou3 chi3 = to break a promise 粵

幼齒 jau3 ci2 you4 chi3 = young; tender

口齒 hau2 ci2 kou3 chi3 = enunciation; ability to speak; [粵]: credit (doesn't go back on word)

上齒 soeng6 ci2 shang4 chi3 = upper teeth

下齒 haa6 ci2 xia4 chi3 = bottom teeth

不齒 bat1 ci2 bu4 chi3 = despise; hold in contempt 國

刨齒 paau4 ci2 bao4 chi3 = gear-shaping
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 齒
Unicode code for this character: U+9F52 (off-site link)

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