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嚙齒目

简啮齿目 · 繁嚙齒目

Mandarin · pinyin niè chǐ mù

order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
啮: niè · bite, gnaw
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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4–3–4 · nie4 chi3 mu4

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