龋

See also: 齲 and 𮯌

龋 U+9F8B, 龋 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9F8B ← 龊 [U+9F8A] CJK Unified Ideographs 龌 → [U+9F8C]

Translingual

Traditional	齲
Shinjitai (extended)	𮯌
Simplified	龋

Han character

龋 (Kangxi radical 211, 齿+9, 17 strokes, cangjie input 卜山竹中月 (YUHLB), four-corner 2272₇, composition ⿰齿禹)

References

• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4798, character 2
• Unihan data for U+9F8B
• International Encoded Han Character and Variants Database (國際電腦漢字及異體字知識庫)

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 齲 (齒 → 齿).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 龋 – see 齲 (“decay; cavity”). (This character is the simplified form of 齲).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.