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牙齒

简牙齿 · 繁牙齒

Mandarin · pinyin yá chǐ

tooth
dental
Classifier: 顆 kē

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牙: yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
齒: Look up this written character
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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2–3 · ya2 chi3

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ngaa4 ci2

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noun

(anatomy) tooth (Classifier: 顆／颗 m)

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