yǎo

bite, gnaw

HSK 5 #1658

DEFINITIONS

咬 yǎo
  • to bite
  • to nip
  • variant of 咬[yao3]

STROKES

咬 stroke order diagram
咬 stroke order animation

WORDS

字 yǎo zì to pronounce (clearly or otherwise); to enunciate
定牙根 yǎo dìng yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
定牙关 yǎo dìng yá guān see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
定牙關 yǎo dìng yá guān see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
甲癖 yǎo jiǎ pǐ onychophagia (nail biting)
痕 yǎo hén bite scar
紧牙根 yǎo jǐn yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
緊牙根 yǎo jǐn yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
耳朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
舌自尽 yǎo shé zì jìn to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
舌自盡 yǎo shé zì jìn to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
着耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear
著耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear
钩 yǎo gōu (of fish) to bite
鉤 yǎo gōu (of fish) to bite
齧 yǎo niè to gnaw; variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4]
shì yǎo to bite
sī yǎo to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
橙胸鹃 chéng xiōng yǎo juān (bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
橙胸鵑 chéng xiōng yǎo juān (bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
吕洞宾,不识好人心 gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom); to ill reward a person's kindness
呂洞賓,不識好人心 gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom); to ill reward a person's kindness