Chinese Notes

牙 yá

yá noun tooth / tusk
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Health 健康
Notes: (Unihan '牙')
yá noun Kangxi radical 92
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals 部首
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
yá measure word bite
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
yá noun ivory
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Jewelry 配饰
yá noun serrated
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Unihan '牙')

Contained in

匈牙利 Hungary
牙刷 toothbrush
牙膏 toothpaste
牙齿(牙齒) tooth
牙线(牙線) dental floss
牙签(牙簽) a toothpick ; toothpick
咬牙切齿(咬牙切齒) gnashing one's teeth / displaying extreme anger
虎牙 canine tooth / maxillary canine
牙医(牙醫) a dentist
牙科 dentistry
牙套 an orthodontic brace
爪牙 claws and teeth ; henchman ; an attendant
西班牙 Spain
咬牙 to clench the teeth / to grind the teeth / to gnaw
牙白 ivory colored / very white
葡萄牙 Portugal / The Portuguese Republic
象牙塔 ivory tower
西班牙文 Spanish (language)
西班牙语(西班牙語) Spanish language
刷牙 to brush one's teeth
尾牙 a year-end dinner for employees
葡萄牙语(葡萄牙語) Portuguese (language)
牙痛 toothache
牙根 root of tooth
葡萄牙文 Portuguese (language)
西班牙人 Spaniard / Spanish person
牙签(牙簽) a toothpick ; toothpick
葡萄牙人 Portuguese (person)
牙关(牙關) jaw / mandibular joint
假牙 false teeth / dentures
牙慧 repetition / other person's opinion / hearsay / parroting
牙病 odontopathy / dental disease
挤牙膏(擠牙膏) to squeeze out toothpaste / to extract a confession under pressure
月牙 crescent moon
门牙(門牙) incisor
蛀牙 tooth decay / dental cavities
獠牙 tusk / fang
磨牙 to grind one's teeth ; pointless arguing ; molar
牙子 serrated edge ; middleman / broker
洁牙(潔牙) scaling and polishing (dentistry)
塞牙 to get food stuck between one's teeth

Also contained in

蓝牙、象牙、姜子牙、龙牙门、龙牙犀角、龙牙菩提、佛牙舍利、牙买加、善牙太子、佛牙

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

卷三百二十九列傳第二百十七西域一 Volume 329 Biographies 217: Western Regions 1 History of Ming 《明史》 — count: 36
卷一百十一　列傳第四十九:　古里甲石倫內族:完顏訛可撒合輦強伸烏林答胡土內族:完顏思烈紇石烈牙吾塔 Volume 111 Biographies 49: Gulijiashilun, Nei same clan: Wanyaneke, Sa Henian, Qiang Shen, Wulindahutu, same clan: Wanyansilie, Geshilieyawuta History of Jin 《金史》 — count: 25
卷一百十七　列傳第四:　別里古台朮赤禿剌牙忽都寬徹普化帖木兒不花 Volume 117 Biographies 4: Belgutei, Jochi, Tula, Yahudou, Kuanchepuhua, Tiemu'er Buhua History of Yuan 《元史》 — count: 23
卷二百一十七下列傳第一百四十二下回鶻下 Volume 217b Biographies 142b: Huihu 2 New Book of Tang 《新唐書》 — count: 17
卷六十八志第四十四輿服四 Volume 68 Treatises 44: Carriages and Clothing 4 History of Ming 《明史》 — count: 14
卷二十二列傳第十六: 陸子隆錢道戢駱牙 Volume 22: Lu Zilong, Qian Daoji, Luo Ya Book of Chen 《陳書》 — count: 14
卷四十五　志第十五: 　百官志一 Volume 45 Treatises 15: Official Posts 1 History of Liao 《遼史》 — count: 13
卷一百四十四列傳第九十四: 尚可孤李觀戴休顏陽惠元李元諒韓遊瑰賈隱林杜希全尉遲勝邢君牙楊朝晟張敬則 Volume 144 Biographies 94: Shang Kegu, Li Guan, Dai Xiuyan, Yang Huiyuan, Li Yuanliang, Hang Yougui, Jia Yinlin, Du Xiquan, Wei Chisheng, Xing Junya, Yang Chaocheng, Zhang Jingze Old Book of Tang 《舊唐書》 — count: 13
卷一百五十六　　列傳第八十一楊戴陽二李韓杜邢 Volume 156 Biographies 81: Yang, Dai, Yang, two Li's, Han, Du, Xing New Book of Tang 《新唐書》 — count: 13
卷一百六十三志第一百十六職官三 Volume 163 Treatises 116: Offical Posts 3 History of Song 《宋史》 — count: 13

Collocations

易牙 (易牙) 易牙入 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 43
叔牙 (叔牙) 鮑叔牙曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 32
萌牙 (萌牙) 萌牙卵胎而不成者 — Huainanzi 《淮南子》, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 14
公子牙 (公子牙) 公子牙卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 10
牙曰 (牙曰) 鮑叔牙曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
知牙 (知牙) 次曰囊知牙斯 — Book of Han 《漢書》, 卷九十四下匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 7
犬牙 (犬牙) 犬牙施之 — Mozi 《墨子》, 卷十四備城門 Book 14 - Fortification of the City Gate — count: 7
东郭牙 (東郭牙) 臣不如東郭牙 — Guanzi 《管子》, 匡君小匡第二十 Chapter 20: Kuang Jun Xiao Kuang — count: 7
齿牙 (齒牙) 皮革齒牙 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 5
牙围 (牙圍) 以其一為之牙圍 — Rites of Zhou 《周禮》, 冬官考工記第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 4