龅 (bāo): (of teeth) to protrude; to stic…

Meanings

1 (of teeth) to protrude; to stick out beyond the lips

Characters

龅

bāo

(of teeth) to protrude

Examples

他的门牙有点往外突，叫龅牙。

Tā de ményá yǒudiǎn wǎngwài tū, jiào bāoyá.

His front teeth stuck out a little, which is called 龅牙.

牙套可以矫正龅牙。

Yátào kěyǐ jiǎozhèng bāoyá.

Braces can correct protruding buckteeth.

Tips

usage

Almost exclusively used in 龅牙 ('buckteeth') — front teeth that jut out past the lip line. It is not used alone in everyday speech; treat the two-character word as the unit.

Components

radical

齿 chǐ

tooth

The tooth radical 齿 on the left fixes the meaning in the mouth — this word is about teeth, specifically ones that jut outward.

phonetic

包 bāo

to wrap; bundle

Supplies the sound exactly: standalone 包 reads bāo, matching this character. It contributes pronunciation only.

Stroke Order

龅 bāo

Related Words

龅牙 bāoyá #30,732

buckteeth / protruding front teeth

拔 bá HSK 5 #2,896

to pull up; to pull out; to uproot / to select; to promote; to stand out

抽 chōu HSK 4 #1,379

to draw out / to pull out / to smoke (cigarettes) / to extract

出 chū HSK 1 #105

to go out / to come out / to produce / to appear

保释 bǎoshì #4,038

to bail out / to post bail for

爆发 bàofā HSK 6 #3,465

to break out; to erupt / to burst forth (emotion, conflict, disease)

搬走 bānzǒu #3,982

to move away / to move out

摆平 bǎipíng HSK 7-9 #5,560

to settle (a matter) / to sort out / to handle

抽出 chōuchū #8,273

to draw out; to pull out / to find (time); to set aside

巴 bā #1,652

to cling to; to stick to / to hope for; to long for