懂中文 Dong Chinese

齦

kěn, yín

gums

Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components
齒 meaning component

齒  Meaning component

chǐ

  

teeth

艮 sound component

艮  Sound component

gěn, gèn

  

blunt

Evolution

齦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
齦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

龈 (齦) 

kěn

gums; variant of 啃[kěn]

龈 (齦) 

yín

gums (of the teeth)

Most common words with 齦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

牙龈

gums

龈

to gnaw

牙龈炎

gingivitis

齿龈

gum

龈炎

gingivitis