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齦
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龈
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gums

HSK 10
Human →Body →Body Parts
kěn, yín
ギン、コン
はぐき
간, 은
Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (齦)
齒 teeth+ 艮 stubborn / tough =
齦 gums
齒 Meaning component
teeth
艮 Phonetic component
gěn stubborn / tough
seventh of eight diagrams
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Simplified (龈)
齿 gears+ 艮 stubborn / tough =
龈 gums
齿 Meaning component
chǐ gears
teeth
艮 Phonetic component
gěn stubborn / tough
seventh of eight diagrams
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Notes
Similar Characters
嚙 bite (5699) (trad)齪 narrow (iii) (trad)齙 projecting teeth (trad)齜 to show the teeth (trad)齟 irregular teeth (trad)齡 length of service (trad)齣 shows (trad)齧 down (trad)齬 uneven (trad)齮 bite (iii) (trad)齱 uneven teeth齲 tooth decay (trad)齵 teeth齶 palate (trad)齷 dirty (trad)哏 funny垠 bank垦 reclaim (simp)很 very恨 hate
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
齦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
龈 / 齦 [kěn]
variant of 啃[kěn]
龈 / 齦 [yín]
gums (of the teeth)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
牙龈 [yá​yín] #24,817
gums
牙龈炎 [yá​yín​yán] #57,213
gingivitis
齿龈 [chǐ​yín] #66,016
gum
龈炎 [yín​yán] #63,208
gingivitis
齿龈炎 [chǐ​yín​yán] #69,546
gingivitis
上齿龈 [shàng​chǐ​yín]
upper alveolar ridge
前齿龈 [qián​chǐ​yín]
alveolar
软龈音 [ruǎn​yín​yīn]
velar sound (linguistics)
颚龈音 [è​yín​yīn]
prepalatal or palatal sound (linguistics)
齿龈音 [chǐ​yín​yīn]
alveolar, apical, or supradental sound (linguistics)
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
歯齦 [しぎん] #136,628
gums
歯齦炎 [しぎんえん] #309,009
gingivitis