齿

齒
chǐ
#1,771 most
frequent character
tooth
Measure words:颗 kē

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

齿 shows a mouth with a tooth, and 止 zhǐ supplies the sound. It first meant front teeth, then grew to 'teeth,' 'teeth-like things,' 'row,' and 'age.' The mouth part was once written 𠚕.

Drawn as: mouth with a tooth

齿 as a component in other characters

meaning10 characters
龄龋龈龌龇龅龉龃龆龀
sound2 characters
啮龊

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Homophones

尺chǐ
rule, ruler

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