龋 — Chinese character
龋
qǔ
tooth decay
- Pinyin
- qǔ
- Radical
- 211 ⿒ (Tooth)
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- 齿 禹
- Formation
- pictophonetic — teeth; meaning component 齿; sound component 禹
- Traditional
- 齲
Common words with 龋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龋齿 (齲齒) | qǔ chǐ | tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth |
| 防龋 (防齲) | fáng qǔ | (dentistry) to prevent tooth decay; anti-cavity; anti-caries |
| 齿龋 (齒齲) | chǐ qǔ | tooth decay; caries |
| 龋洞 (齲洞) | qǔ dòng | hole due to dental caries |
| 龋病 (齲病) | qǔ bìng | dental caries; tooth decay; cavities |
English words written with 龋
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.