chèn

archaic
literary
technical

Meaning of

龀 means (of children aged 7-8) to shed milk teeth and grow permanent teeth. Pronounced chèn.

  • (of children aged 7-8) to shed milk teeth and grow permanent teeth

Character Info

Radical齿
Strokes10
Components
齿

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Nán
hái
suì
ér
chèn
 
hái
suì
ér
chèn
 

Boys shed their milk teeth at eight, while girls do so at seven.

Chèn
nián
sàng
 
jiā
jìng
pín
hán
 

He lost his father at the age when children lose their teeth, and his family was poor.

Xiàn
dài
ér
tóng
yíng
yǎng
hǎo
 
chèn
chǐ齿
de
shí
jiān
néng
qián
 

Modern children with better nutrition may lose their milk teeth earlier.

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