咬
Meanings
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- 1.to bite
- 2.to nip
- 1.variant of 咬[yǎo]
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Wiktionary
- 1.to bite; to snap at; to gnaw
- 2.to grip; to bite
- 3.to incriminate when accused or interrogated (especially someone innocent)
- 4.to articulate; to pronounce
- 5.to be nitpicking on words
- 6.to close in on; to advance on; to press on towards
- 7.to bark
- 8.to irritate (the skin)
- 9.to corrode (metals, etc.)
- 10.itchy
- 11.to sting; to bite
- 12.to leave a sticky, gummy feeling after eating something astringent (in one's mouth)
- 13.to retort with a countercharge; to make a false countercharge
- 14.only used in 咬咬
- 15.only used in 咬哇 and 哇咬
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kreːw, *ŋɡreːwʔ, *qreːw): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw). (oral sex): Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 口 + 交. Perhaps Sino-Tibetan; compare Chepang ङेव्ह्सा (ŋewh-, “to nibble”) (Schuessler, 2007). The Min vernacular readings are reminiscent of Proto-Tai *giəwꟲ (“to chew”), whence Thai เคี้ยว (kíao) (ibid.).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
她咬了他。
She bit him.
不要從右邊咬。
Don't bite on the right side.
不要再咬指甲了。
Stop biting your nails.
汤姆的狗咬他玩。
Tom's dog bit him playfully.
咬指甲是个坏习惯。
Biting your fingernails is a bad habit.
看来那条狗会咬人。
I guess the dog bites.
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