Chinese symbol for “dental”
牙齿
yá chǐ
Traditional: 牙齒
tooth; dental; 颗 (kē)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dental is 牙齿 (yá chǐ), defined as: tooth; dental; 颗 (kē).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牙齿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn) |
| 象牙 | xiàng yá | ivory; elephant tusk |
| 牙医 (牙醫) | yá yī | dentist |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth |
| 牙科 | yá kē | dentistry |
| 齿轮 (齒輪) | chǐ lún | (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel) |
| 不齿 (不齒) | bù chǐ | to despise; to hold in contempt |
| 锯齿 (鋸齒) | jù chǐ | sawtooth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dental”.
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.