牙膏

toothpaste / CL:管[guan3]

Characters and words in 牙膏

yá = y + a2

tooth / ivory / CL:顆|颗[ke1]

Mnemonic symbol: wisdom tooth. Maud Younger has a wisdom tooth removed just inside the ashram's kitchen.

ga̅o = g + ao1

ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3]

膏 = 月 + 高 : Guy Fawkes (g) built a skyscraper (高) in front of the aorta (ao1) which reaches up to the moon (月). Every month when the moon is full Guy Fawkes climbs the skyscraper to apply pain relieving paste (膏) to the moon's back to help him with his back pain.

gào = g + ao4

to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink

Words with 牙膏

lit. to squeeze out toothpaste / fig. to extract a confession under pressure

Sentences with 牙膏

牙膏 currently does not appear in any sentence.