The story of 齒

tooth

齒 depicts a grinning mouth which showing the teeth inside. The upper part of 齒 is 止, which indicates the pronunciation of 齒, since both 止 and 齒 share the same pronunciation(zhi3), when you say 齒, you grin and show your teeth. On the other hand, a row of teeth looks similar to a row of toes.

Vocabulary of 齒

  • 護齒 (dental care)

Classification

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