Chinese symbol for “occlusion”
咬合
yǎo hé
(of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bite
The closest CC-CEDICT match for occlusion is 咬合 (yǎo hé), defined as: (of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bite.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 咬合.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咬伤 (咬傷) | yǎo shāng | bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) |
| 咬牙 | yǎo yá | to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth |
| 咬牙切齿 (咬牙切齒) | yǎo yá qiè chǐ | (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage |
| 咬紧牙关 (咬緊牙關) | yǎo jǐn yá guān | (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet |
| 叮咬 | dīng yǎo | (of a mosquito etc) to bite |
| 一口咬定 | yī kǒu yǎo dìng | to arbitrarily assert; to allege |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 综合 (綜合) | zōng hé | comprehensive; composite |
See also: Japanese symbol for “occlusion”.
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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