Read Edit View history 咬 yǎo HSK5 bite Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 咬 Simp strokes 咬 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 咬 Simp strokes 咬 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 咬 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 68, 537 ], [ 89, 518 ], [ 101, 497 ], [ 133, 263 ] ], [ [ 118, 534 ], [ 142, 526 ], [ 257, 560 ], [ 278, 556 ], [ 301, 533 ], [ 271, 408 ], [ 244, 388 ] ], [ [ 150, 327 ], [ 167, 345 ], [ 246, 362 ], [ 287, 366 ], [ 317, 359 ] ], [ [ 538, 804 ], [ 614, 759 ], [ 644, 735 ], [ 656, 716 ] ], [ [ 415, 584 ], [ 464, 577 ], [ 719, 632 ], [ 770, 638 ], [ 813, 632 ] ], [ [ 468, 516 ], [ 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814 563 814 Q 544 818 533 813 Q 526 812 530 797 Q 531 784 551 768 Z", "M 420 595 Q 389 591 413 572 Q 452 545 481 554 Q 637 591 805 618 Q 815 617 825 631 Q 826 644 801 654 Q 762 675 686 649 Q 571 622 420 595 Z", "M 457 512 Q 458 437 373 360 Q 352 342 342 331 Q 333 318 347 321 Q 392 321 469 403 Q 479 422 524 469 Q 534 479 523 494 Q 490 527 466 527 Q 456 526 457 512 Z", "M 682 487 Q 733 456 786 418 Q 801 408 815 409 Q 825 410 829 424 Q 832 439 820 466 Q 810 494 766 511 Q 667 541 652 531 Q 648 527 650 515 Q 654 505 682 487 Z", "M 631 192 Q 665 247 687 311 Q 700 356 713 369 Q 723 381 714 391 Q 704 407 677 416 Q 656 426 637 423 Q 624 419 630 404 Q 660 347 592 229 L 567 194 Q 531 149 481 117 Q 418 77 288 41 Q 270 32 291 29 Q 493 11 603 150 L 631 192 Z", "M 603 150 Q 657 87 751 6 Q 782 -19 830 -11 Q 891 -1 937 5 Q 952 8 965 13 Q 974 22 960 30 Q 944 39 813 77 Q 731 101 631 192 L 592 229 Q 558 266 520 308 Q 498 333 462 340 Q 449 341 437 334 Q 431 325 442 317 Q 490 284 543 223 Q 553 210 567 194 L 603 150 Z" ] } 9 strokes 咬 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 68, 537 ], [ 89, 518 ], [ 101, 497 ], [ 133, 263 ] ], [ [ 118, 534 ], [ 142, 526 ], [ 257, 560 ], [ 278, 556 ], [ 301, 533 ], [ 271, 408 ], [ 244, 388 ] ], [ [ 150, 327 ], [ 167, 345 ], [ 246, 362 ], [ 287, 366 ], [ 317, 359 ] ], [ [ 538, 804 ], [ 614, 759 ], [ 644, 735 ], [ 656, 716 ] ], [ [ 415, 584 ], [ 464, 577 ], [ 719, 632 ], [ 770, 638 ], [ 813, 632 ] ], [ [ 468, 516 ], [ 488, 480 ], [ 452, 418 ], [ 397, 359 ], [ 351, 329 ] ], [ [ 657, 525 ], [ 761, 477 ], [ 788, 457 ], [ 812, 426 ] ], [ [ 640, 411 ], [ 675, 378 ], [ 664, 329 ], [ 626, 235 ], [ 556, 139 ], [ 511, 102 ], [ 447, 69 ], [ 372, 46 ], [ 300, 38 ] ], [ [ 446, 328 ], [ 475, 317 ], [ 501, 298 ], [ 645, 143 ], [ 772, 45 ], [ 799, 33 ], [ 959, 20 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 110 536 Q 98 540 77 546 Q 65 550 61 545 Q 54 539 62 523 Q 90 447 101 326 Q 102 290 121 264 Q 137 242 143 257 Q 153 279 148 321 L 144 356 Q 131 476 129 506 C 127 531 127 531 110 536 Z", "M 293 385 Q 312 484 341 516 Q 365 544 339 559 Q 318 571 288 589 Q 267 599 222 572 Q 168 548 110 536 C 81 530 100 498 129 506 Q 138 509 227 532 Q 251 538 257 528 Q 267 521 257 475 Q 250 432 238 381 C 231 352 287 356 293 385 Z", "M 148 321 Q 182 333 313 349 Q 323 350 325 360 Q 325 367 293 385 C 281 392 267 388 238 381 Q 186 368 144 356 C 115 348 119 312 148 321 Z", "M 551 768 Q 612 705 651 691 Q 667 688 678 704 Q 685 720 681 739 Q 666 790 565 813 Q 564 814 563 814 Q 544 818 533 813 Q 526 812 530 797 Q 531 784 551 768 Z", "M 420 595 Q 389 591 413 572 Q 452 545 481 554 Q 637 591 805 618 Q 815 617 825 631 Q 826 644 801 654 Q 762 675 686 649 Q 571 622 420 595 Z", "M 457 512 Q 458 437 373 360 Q 352 342 342 331 Q 333 318 347 321 Q 392 321 469 403 Q 479 422 524 469 Q 534 479 523 494 Q 490 527 466 527 Q 456 526 457 512 Z", "M 682 487 Q 733 456 786 418 Q 801 408 815 409 Q 825 410 829 424 Q 832 439 820 466 Q 810 494 766 511 Q 667 541 652 531 Q 648 527 650 515 Q 654 505 682 487 Z", "M 631 192 Q 665 247 687 311 Q 700 356 713 369 Q 723 381 714 391 Q 704 407 677 416 Q 656 426 637 423 Q 624 419 630 404 Q 660 347 592 229 L 567 194 Q 531 149 481 117 Q 418 77 288 41 Q 270 32 291 29 Q 493 11 603 150 L 631 192 Z", "M 603 150 Q 657 87 751 6 Q 782 -19 830 -11 Q 891 -1 937 5 Q 952 8 965 13 Q 974 22 960 30 Q 944 39 813 77 Q 731 101 631 192 L 592 229 Q 558 266 520 308 Q 498 333 462 340 Q 449 341 437 334 Q 431 325 442 317 Q 490 284 543 223 Q 553 210 567 194 L 603 150 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without 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