齲
qǔ

tooth decay

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

Components

齒
齒 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
禹
禹 Sound component
yǔ insect; proper name

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰʷaʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

龋 qǔ tooth decay Simplified

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

Components

齿
齿 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
禹
禹 Sound component
yǔ insect; proper name

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode