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Chinese symbol for “caries”

齿龋
chǐ qǔ
Traditional: 齒齲
tooth decay; caries

The closest CC-CEDICT match for caries is 齿龋 (chǐ qǔ), defined as: tooth decay; caries.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

齿 chǐ
teeth; gears, cogs; age
radical 211 ⿒ · 8 strokes
龋 qǔ
tooth decay
radical 211 ⿒ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 齿龋.

WordPinyinMeaning
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
齿轮 (齒輪)chǐ lún(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
不齿 (不齒)bù chǐto despise; to hold in contempt
锯齿 (鋸齒)jù chǐsawtooth
咬牙切齿 (咬牙切齒)yǎo yá qiè chǐ(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
难以启齿 (難以啟齒)nán yǐ qǐ chǐto be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
龋齿 (齲齒)qǔ chǐtooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
防龋 (防齲)fáng qǔ(dentistry) to prevent tooth decay; anti-cavity; anti-caries

See also: Japanese symbol for “caries”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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