Historical Evolution
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
牙 [yá]
tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[kē]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
西班牙 [Xībānyá] #2,678
Spain
牙齿 [yáchǐ] #2,527
tooth
牙齿 [yáchǐ] #2,527
tooth
西班牙语 [Xībānyáyǔ] #3,005
Spanish language
西班牙语 [Xībānyáyǔ] #3,005
Spanish language
牙医 [yáyī] #4,591
dentist
牙医 [yáyī] #4,591
dentist
葡萄牙 [Pútáoyá] #14,583
Portugal
牙膏 [yágāo] #8,590
toothpaste
刷牙 [shuāyá] #8,032
to brush one's teeth
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JAPANESE WORDS (43)
牙を剥く [きばをむく] #18,635
to bare one's fangs
毒牙 [どくが] #30,728
poison fang
歯牙 [しが] #35,447
teeth (and tusks)
⭐ 象牙 [ぞうげ] #36,865
ivory
牙城 [がじょう] #43,245
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent)
⭐ スペイン語 [スペインご] #46,658
Spanish (language)
歯牙にもかけない [しがにもかけない] #49,437
taking no notice of
爪牙 [そうが] #50,682
claws and fangs
毒牙にかかる [どくがにかかる] #53,403
to fall victim (to)
牙をとぐ [きばをとぐ] #60,778
to sharpen one's fangs
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KOREAN WORDS (3)