齪 meaning and stroke order

chuò

Narrow, small-minded; dirty (2)

Strokes22
Pinyinchuò
ToneTone 4

How to write 齪, stroke by stroke

22 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 齪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

chuòfourth tone (falling)
  1. used in 齷齪|龌龊[wo4 chuo4]

How 齪 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Teeth.

足 gives the meaning and 齒 hints at the sound.

Radical: 齒 (teeth), shared by 15 characters on this site.

Common words with 齪

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
齷齪wòchuòdirty; filthy; vile; despicable

Questions about 齪

How many strokes are in 齪?

齪 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 齪 mean?

齪 (chuò) means narrow, small-minded; dirty (2). A common word with it is 龌龊 (wòchuò), meaning "dirty; filthy; vile; despicable".

How do you pronounce 齪?

齪 is pronounced chuò, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 齪?

The radical of 齪 is 齒, which carries the idea of "teeth". Dictionaries list 齪 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 齪?

齪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 龊, used in mainland China and Singapore.