噛 = 口 + 歯

噛 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “bite”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 歯 (teeth).

Keyword: bite
Pinyin (Mandarin): niè
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: bite, gnaw, грызть, кусать, gnaw
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 噛 chew

Decomposition

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口 mouth
歯 teeth

How to find 噛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “teeth”. 噛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 噛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.