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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.

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

槽 cáo
trough, manger; vat, tank; distillery
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
牙 yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
radical 92 ⽛ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “molar”

WordPinyinMeaning
磨牙mó yáto grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing
板牙bǎn yáincisor; molar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 槽牙.

WordPinyinMeaning
跳槽tiào cáoto 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 cáosink
凹槽āo cáorecess; notch
插槽chā cáoslot
沟槽 (溝槽)gōu cáogroove; furrow
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
牙膏yá gāotoothpaste; 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.

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