啮
niè

bite

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 齿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嚙.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
齿
齿 SoundMeaning component
chǐ teeth

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

嚙 bite Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 齒 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
齒
齒 SoundMeaning component
chǐ teeth

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode