- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 交(intersect; contact)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth biting is when two jaws of teeth meet and clench tightly together.
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咬牙
咬牙
to clench one's teeth
3 meanings#37412
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to clench one's teeth
- 。
He was in so much pain that he clenched his teeth.
- 貳动verb
to grind the teeth
- 。
He was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
- 參动verb
gnaw
- 。
He stared at me with gritted teeth, grinding his jaw in anger.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
咬牙
Traditional咬
to clench one's teeth
3 meanings#37412
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to clench one's teeth
- 。
He was in so much pain that he clenched his teeth.
- 貳动verb
to grind the teeth
- 。
He was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
- 參动verb
gnaw
- 。
He stared at me with gritted teeth, grinding his jaw in anger.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 交(intersect; contact)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth biting is when two jaws of teeth meet and clench tightly together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
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