Chinese symbol for “gum”
牙床
yá chuáng
gum; ivory bedframe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gum is 牙床 (yá chuáng), defined as: gum; ivory bedframe.
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
Other Chinese words for “gum”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 齿龈 (齒齦) | chǐ yín | gum; gingiva |
| 胶 (膠) | jiāo | to glue; glue |
| 黏儿 (黏兒) | nián r | gum; resin |
| 树胶 (樹膠) | shù jiāo | tree resin; gum |
| 樠 | mén | elm; gum |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牙床.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 牙科 | yá kē | dentistry |
| 临床 (臨床) | lín chuáng | (medicine) clinical |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gum”.
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.