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Chinese symbol for “toothless”

无牙
wú yá
Traditional: 無牙
toothless; (fig.) powerless; ineffectual; weak

The closest CC-CEDICT match for toothless is 无牙 (wú yá), defined as: toothless; (fig.) powerless; ineffectual; weak.

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

无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
牙 yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
radical 92 ⽛ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “toothless”

WordPinyinMeaning
齾yàdented; chipped

Related words

Other words that share a character with 无牙.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
无关 (無關)wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
无数 (無數)wú shùcountless; numberless
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
牙膏yá gāotoothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn)

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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