咬

yǎo

to bite; to nip

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

咬 decomposes into the following components:

口 交

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 交.

Words containing 咬

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 咬.

叮咬
dīng yǎo
sting
咬伤
yǎo shāng
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
咬合
yǎo hé
咬啮
yǎo niè
to gnaw
咬嚼
yǎo jiáo
to chew
咬字
yǎo zì
咬定
yǎo dìng
咬牙
yǎo yá
to clench one's teeth
咬痕
yǎo hén
bite scar
咬钩
yǎo gōu
to bite
啮咬
niè yǎo
噬咬
shì yǎo
to bite

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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