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蛀牙 (zhù yá) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

蛀牙 (zhù yá) is a Chinese word: cavity. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 蛀牙

名 míng noun

cavity

我去看牙医，发现有一颗蛀牙。

wǒ qù kàn yá yī fā xiàn yǒu yī kē zhù yá

I went to the dentist and discovered I had a cavity.

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Word breakdown

蛀 zhù — decay, to eat into

牙 yá — tooth

Words with this character (3)
Structure & writing
1 蛀 zhù — wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil

蛀 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)
虫 is a component in 28 characters
HSK 1
蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized
HSK 2
虽 suī although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)
HSK 5
独 dú single; alone 蛇 shé snake; a legless, scaly reptile, often venomous 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids 蝶 dié butterfly 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter
HSK 6
虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) 蚁 yǐ ant (small insect living in colonies, typically black, brown, or red, with threadlike or clubbed antennae and a narrow waist) 蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 蜂 fēng bee, wasp, or hornet; a hymenopteran insect with a venomous sting 蜜 mì honey, the thick sweet liquid produced by bees from flower nectar
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融 róng melt; soften when heated
HSK 7
浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell) 蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 蚊 wén mosquito
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蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 蛙 wā frog (amphibian that hatches from eggs as tadpoles, with no tail, long hind legs, short forelegs, and webbed toes; good at jumping and swimming; feeds on insects, beneficial to agriculture) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum) 蝇 yíng fly (insect); housefly 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 螺 luó snail or spiral-shelled mollusk (e.g. freshwater snail, conch, screw snail) 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen 蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest
1.2 主 zhǔ — owner; one who possesses property or power
主 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 1
住 zhù to reside; to stay (permanently or temporarily)
HSK 3
注 zhù to pour into; to fill with liquid
HSK 7
拄 zhǔ to lean on (a stick or cane) for support 柱 zhù pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone) 蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 驻 zhù to stop; to halt (of vehicles, horses, etc.)

Stroke order

2 牙 yá — tooth (organ for biting and chewing in humans and higher animals)
牙 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 1
穿 chuān to pierce; to penetrate through
HSK 5
呀 yā exclamation of surprise or doubt
HSK 6
讶 yà (lit.) to be surprised; to wonder at
HSK 7
芽 yá bud; sprout (young shoot emerging from a seed or plant that can develop into a stem, leaf, or whole plant) 邪 xié wicked; evil; crooked 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet

牙 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order