tiáo龆（齠）
龆（齠）
archaic
literary
name
Meaning of 龆
龆 means to lose baby teeth and grow permanent teeth (of children around 7-8 years old). Pronounced tiáo.
- to lose baby teeth and grow permanent teeth (of children around 7-8 years old)
Character Info
Radical齒
Strokes20
Components
齒
召
Stroke Order
龆
Definitions & Examples
《
Hán韩
shī诗
wài外
zhuàn》jì传
》
zǎi记
nán载
：
zǐ男
bā子
yuè八
shēng月
chǐ生
bā齿
，
suì八
ér岁
tiáo而
齠
。
The 'Han Shi Wai Zhuan' records: Boys are born with teeth at eight months, and lose their baby teeth at eight years.
Tiáo齠
nián年
shì是
zhǐ指
tóng童
nián年
shí时
qī期
，
dà大
yuē约
shì是
qī七
bā八
suì岁
de的
nián年
jì纪
。
'Tiáo nian' refers to childhood, approximately around the age of seven or eight.
Gǔ古
dài代
chēng称
ér儿
tóng童
huàn换
yá牙
de的
nián年
líng龄
wéi为
tiáo齠
chèn龀
zhī之
nián年
。
In ancient times, the age when children changed their teeth was called the 'tiáo chèn' years.