Memory phrase for the character: 咬

咬

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Meaning

to bite, to nip

Pronunciation

 yǎo

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: exchange, crossing 交 (six 六 crosses 㐅)

Mnemonic
 
The mouth is in exchange (with the food) at every bite.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
交 exchange, crossing,
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 Vocabulary

咬牙 yǎo yá  to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ  gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng  to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view
一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng  

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