啮

嚙/囓/齧
niè
Rank #4400

Definitions

niè to gnaw; to erode
niè variant of 嚙|啮[niè]; to gnaw
niè surname Nie
niè variant of 嚙|啮[niè]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 齿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嚙.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 齿

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 齿

龄 齿 龋 龈 龊 龌 龇 龅 龉 龃 龆 龀 龂 龁

Components

口 齿

Example Words

啮合 啮齿动物 啮齿类