咬

The character "咬" has 9 strokes. "咬" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "咬" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "咬" are "yǎo" . View the stroke order of "咬">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "咬"

v.: bite; snap at; gnaw; (of pliers, gears, etc) grip; incriminate another person when blamed/interrogated; implicate; make definite; pronounce; articulate; be nitpicking on words; (of dogs) bark; corrode (metals); irritate (the skin)

• bite : v.咬；啃；咬住；抓地；着地不滑；咬伤；叮；蜇
• snap at : 呵责；凶；骂
• gnaw : v.咬；啃；啮；折磨；咬（或啃）成；烦扰；折磨
• implicate : v.表明…涉案；暗指；暗示；对…负一定责任
• pronounce : v.发音；宣布；宣告；宣称；断言；表示；表态；就…发表意见
• articulate : adj.流利连贯的；有关节的；有连接部分的；腕足动物的

Form words with "咬"

咬嘴唇 bite one's lip;bite one's lips

用牙咬 bite with the teeth

咬指甲 bite one's fingernails

虫咬洗剂 soothing lotions for insect bites

字音咬得真 pronounce words distinctly

Example phrases using "咬"

• 狗被逼得无路可走时，就会咬人。

  Once a dog is cornered, it will bite.

• 蚊子在我胳膊上咬了一下。

  A mosquito bit me on the arm.

• 他钓了一上午的鱼，但没有一条鱼咬钩。

  He had been fishing all morning but hadn’t had a single bite.

• 我很烦她那咬指甲的习惯。

  Her habit of biting her nails irritates me.

• 蚊子咬的地方还在发痒。

  Mosquito bites are still itching.

• 双方比分一直咬得很紧。

  The score was very close throughout the match. / It’s a close game.

• 这件事很咬手。

  This is a sticky business.

• 他们互相咬。

  They are in a dog-eat-dog struggle.

• 鱼咬钓饵了。

  The fish is nibbling at the bait.

• 他用切皮刀割开被蛇咬的伤口。

  She scarified the snakebite with a paring knife.