齿

chǐ

teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

How to write 齿, stroke by stroke

tooth

Pictographic: Teeth 人凵; 止 provides the pronunciation

Made of 止 + 凵 + 人

牙齿yá chǐtooth; dental
齿轮chǐ lún(machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
启齿qǐ chǐto open one's mouth; to start talking
啮齿动物niè chǐ dòng wùrodent
难以启齿nán yǐ qǐ chǐto be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
上齿shàng chǐupper teeth
下齿xià chǐbottom teeth
不齿bù chǐto despise; to hold in contempt
乳齿rǔ chǐdeciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth
切齿qiè chǐto gnash one's teeth (in anger)
剑齿虎jiàn chǐ hǔsaber-toothed tiger
口齿kǒu chǐmouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)

我在牙医那儿检查了牙齿。
wǒ zài yá yī nà ér jiǎn chá le yá chǐ 。
I had my teeth examined at the dentist's.
他的牙齿白得像珍珠一样。
tā de yá chǐ bái dé xiàng zhēn zhū yí yàng 。
His teeth are white like a pearl.
他的牙齿被烟熏黄了。
tā de yá chǐ bèi yān xūn huáng le 。
His teeth are yellow from smoking too much.
他的主意不足挂齿。
tā de zhǔ yì bù zú guà chǐ 。
His proposal is not worth talking about.
她口齿伶俐。
tā kǒu chǐ líng lì 。
She has a fluent tongue.