牙(yá)

HSK 44 strokes

tooth

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Character information

Pinyin
yá
Meaning
tooth; ivory; CL:颗
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

How to write 牙 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 牙

Common words using 牙 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shuā刷yá牙
HSK 4

to brush one's teeth

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rǔ乳yá牙

deciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth

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fó佛yá牙

Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)

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jiǎ假yá牙

false teeth; dentures

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yǐ以yá牙huán还yá牙

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

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líng伶yá牙lì俐chǐ齿

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent

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xiōng匈yá牙lì利

Hungary

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yǎo咬dìng定yá牙gēn根

see 咬紧牙关

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丈与严临之乎亚企

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刷乳佛假以还伶俐

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