niè​yǎo

gnaw

niè bite Simplified

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

Components

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

Sources

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

yǎo bite

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːw
ŋɡreːwʔ
qreːw
Unicodegǎu

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

niè bite Traditional

Components

Sound component
qià to engrave
Meaning component
chǐ teeth

teeth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnget[ŋ]ˤetgnaw
Zhengzhangŋeːd
Unicodenget

說文解字

噬也。从齒㓞聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica