牙 yá — tooth
牙
Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #102
yá ya2
Detailed explanation
noun
- (象形。金文字形,象上下牙齿交错形。“牙”是汉字的一个部首。本义:槽牙)
- tooth e.g 牙祭 · 牙疼咒
- tooth-like thing e.g 狼牙山
- ivory e.g 牙樯 · 牙牌 · 牙色 · 牙梳 · 牙章
- broker e.g 牙郎 · 牙媪 · 牙人
- headquarters e.g 牙将 · 牙门 · 牙官
- bud;sprout;shoot
- child
- 姓
adjective
- smart e.g 这孩子真牙
- deputy;assistant e.g 牙将
Related words
- 牙齿 tooth
- 象牙 ivory
- 咬牙切齿 to grind one's teeth in hatred; to gnash one's teeth
- 牙膏 toothpaste
- 蓝牙 Bluetooth
- 刷牙 to brush one's teeth
- 爪牙 lackey; accomplice; henchman
- 牙刷 toothbrush
- 门牙 front tooth
- 咬紧牙关 to grit one's teeth; to endure grimly
- 牙缝 the gap between the teeth
- 牙关 jaw/mandibular joint
- 牙签 toothpick
- 张牙舞爪 to bare fangs and brandish claws
- 大牙 a banner with ivory fittings (old); a molar; an incisor
- 象牙塔 ivory tower
- 牙科 dentistry; dental department
- 龇牙咧嘴 to grimace
- 磨牙 to grind one's teeth (during sleep)/pointless arguing
- 牙龈 gum