Chinese symbol for “denture”
镶牙
xiāng yá
Traditional: 鑲牙
to have a false tooth set in; denture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for denture is 镶牙 (xiāng yá), defined as: to have a false tooth set in; denture.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “denture”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 镶牙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 镶嵌 (鑲嵌) | xiāng qiàn | to inlay; to embed |
| 镶边 (鑲邊) | xiāng biān | edge; border |
| 镶金 (鑲金) | xiāng jīn | gilded; inlaid with gold |
| 牙齿 (牙齒) | yá chǐ | tooth; dental |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “denture”.
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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