齿龈

齒齦

chǐyín

noun #66,016

Meanings

1 gum (of the mouth)
2 gingiva

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

刷牙时齿龈出血要及时检查。

Shuāyá shí chǐyín chūxiě yào jíshí jiǎnchá.

If your gums bleed when brushing, get it checked promptly.

HSK 7-9

齿龈炎是常见的口腔疾病。

Chǐyín yán shì chángjiàn de kǒuqiāng jíbìng.

Gingivitis is a common oral disease.

Tips

usage

More medical and formal than the everyday 牙龈, which uses the colloquial character for 'tooth'. Both refer to the same gum tissue. In phonetics, 齿龈 is also the word for 'alveolar' (as in 齿龈音, 'alveolar consonant').

Stroke Order

齿 chǐ

龈 yín