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bite (5699)

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
niè
コウ、ゴウ
か.む、か.じる
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 齒 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (嚙)
口 mouth+ 齒 teeth =
嚙 bite (5699)
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
齒 Phonetic component
teeth
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Simplified (啮)
口 mouth+ 齿 gears =
啮 bite
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
齿 Phonetic component
chǐ gears
teeth
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Chinese
啮 / 嚙 [niè]
to gnaw; to erode
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
啮合 [niè​hé] #63,207
(of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh
啮齿目 [niè​chǐ​mù] #67,031
order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
咬啮 [yǎo​niè] #64,707
to gnaw
啮齿 [niè​chǐ]
a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)
啮齿动物 [niè​chǐ​dòng​wù]
rodent
啮齿类 [niè​chǐ​lèi]
rodents (rat, rabbit etc)
穷鼠啮狸 [qióng​shǔ​niè​lí]
a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 噛む [かむ] #3,366
to bite
歯噛み [はがみ] #18,702
grinding of the teeth
一枚噛む [いちまいかむ] #42,718
to participate in (as a member)
脛を齧る [すねをかじる] #186,936
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
かぶり付き [かぶりつき]
front-row sets