yǎo

to bite; to nip

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

咬 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 咬

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 咬.

叮咬
dīng yǎo
咬伤
yǎo shāng
咬合
yǎo hé
咬啮
yǎo niè
咬嚼
yǎo jiáo
咬字
yǎo zì
咬定
yǎo dìng
咬牙
yǎo yá
咬痕
yǎo hén
咬钩
yǎo gōu
啮咬
niè yǎo
噬咬
shì yǎo

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical .

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