齿

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(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

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Formation & memory

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Pictograph (象形字)

Teeth 人凵; 止 provides the pronunciation

Components 止凵人

teeth · Heisig RSH #2546

footprint + 人 person + pit

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
口齿不清	kǒu chǐ bù qīng	to lisp; unclear articulation; inarticulate
口齿生香	kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng	eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
不足齿数	bù zú chǐ shù	not worth mentioning; not worth considering
发脱口齿	fā tuō kǒu chǐ	diction; enunciation
齿轮传动	chǐ lún chuán dòng	gear drive
不齿	bù chǐ	to despise; to hold in contempt
斗口齿	dòu kǒu chǐ	to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee
上齿	shàng chǐ	upper teeth
下齿	xià chǐ	bottom teeth
口齿	kǒu chǐ	mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)
门齿	mén chǐ	incisor
义齿	yì chǐ	artificial tooth
差动齿轮	chā dòng chǐ lún	differential gear
齿音	chǐ yīn	dental consonant
咬人狗儿不露齿	yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ	lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom); fig. You can't tell the really da…
不足挂齿	bù zú guà chǐ	not worth mentioning (idiom)
露齿而笑	lù chǐ ér xiào	to grin
铁齿	tiě chǐ	(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Ta…
无齿翼龙	Wú chǐ yì lóng	Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur)
咬人的狗不露齿	yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ	lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom); fig. the most sinister of people c…

These characters use 齿 as their sound component — compare how they read.