- 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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咬紧牙关
咬紧牙关
(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
- ，。
He gritted his teeth and persevered through it.
- 貳动verb
(idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 糸(thread; silk strand)RADICAL
A hand grasping thread tightly creates tension and tautness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes (opening/closing))ASSOCIATIVE
- 天(sky; heaven)ASSOCIATIVE
A door with a bolt underneath the sky is where things open and close, connecting to everything.
咬紧牙关
Traditional咬緊牙關
(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
- ，。
He gritted his teeth and persevered through it.
- 貳动verb
(idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet
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- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 糸(thread; silk strand)RADICAL
A hand grasping thread tightly creates tension and tautness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes (opening/closing))ASSOCIATIVE
- 天(sky; heaven)ASSOCIATIVE
A door with a bolt underneath the sky is where things open and close, connecting to everything.
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