牙箍

yágū

noun

Measure Word

一副牙箍 fù

Meanings

1 orthodontic braces
2 dental braces

Characters

Examples

她戴牙箍已经两年了。

Tā dài yágū yǐjīng liǎng nián le.

She has been wearing braces for two years.

戴牙箍后吃饭要小心。

Dài yágū hòu chīfàn yào xiǎoxīn.

After getting braces, you have to eat carefully.

Tips

memory

牙 (yá, tooth) + 箍 (gū, hoop/band) — literally 'tooth hoop.' 箍 also appears in 紧箍咒 (jǐngūzhòu), the headband incantation Tang Sanzang uses to control Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.

Stroke Order

牙 yá

箍 gū