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咬

yǎo

to bite

A child biting an apple
Memory picture

Character

咬 yǎo

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 交 to connect
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 狗咬了我。 Gǒu yǎo le wǒ. The dog bit me.
  • 别咬手。 Bié yǎo shǒu. Do not bite your hand.
  • 他咬苹果。 Tā yǎo píng guǒ. He bites the apple.

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