咬 (yǎo): Bite — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 5

HSK 3.0:Recognition 5Writing 5

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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 咬

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 咬

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

咬

口mouth

交exchange

咬=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 咬

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5.

How to Use 咬

Biting with teeth

咬 + objectresult

Use 咬 for actions of biting, snapping, or holding with the teeth.

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yǎo咬

dìng定

zì自

jǐ己

méi没

yǒu

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口mouth

+交exchange

The mouth (口) clamps down, as if to test (交) with teeth — to bite or chew firmly.

yǎo咬

rén人

bite people

yǎo咬

yì一

kǒu口

take a bite

yǎo咬

zhù住

bite and hold

有

fàn犯

cuò错

。

He insisted that he made no mistake.

tā他

téng疼

dé得

zhí直

yǎo咬

yá牙

。

He clenched his teeth in pain.

Xiǎo小

xīn心

，

nà那

zhī只

gǒu狗

kě可

néng能

huì会

yǎo咬

rén人

。

Be careful, that dog might bite people.

Gǒu狗

yǎo咬

zhù住

gǔ骨

tou头

bù不

kěn肯

sōng松

kǒu口

。

The dog bit and held the bone and refused to let go.

Zhè这

zhī只

gǒu狗

zhèng正

zài在

shì噬

yǎo咬

gǔ骨

tou头

。

This dog is gnawing on a bone.

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