tiáo
龆
childhood; teething
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lose baby teeth and grow permanent teeth (of children around 7-8 years old)
archaicLiterary term from classical Chinese. Describes the physiological process when children lose their deciduous teeth and permanent teeth emerge. Commonly appears in compound words referring to childhood or youth.
《
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.
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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.