Chinese symbol for “molar”
槽牙
cáo yá
(coll.) molar; back tooth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for molar is 槽牙 (cáo yá), defined as: (coll.) molar; back tooth.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “molar”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磨牙 | mó yá | to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing |
| 板牙 | bǎn yá | incisor; molar |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 槽牙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳槽 | tiào cáo | to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere |
| 吐槽 | tǔ cáo | (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. [tu4cao2] |
| 水槽 | shuǐ cáo | sink |
| 凹槽 | āo cáo | recess; notch |
| 插槽 | chā cáo | slot |
| 沟槽 (溝槽) | gōu cáo | groove; furrow |
| 牙齿 (牙齒) | yá chǐ | tooth; dental |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “molar”.
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.