yǎo = y + ao3
to bite / to nip
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yǎo = y + ao3
variant of 咬[yao3]
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How to pronounce 咬

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

咬 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jiāo = ji + ao1
to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / variant of 跤[jiao1]
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 咬 as component

咬 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 咬

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lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet
to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw
gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth

Sentences with 咬

咬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yǎo

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