懂中文 Dong Chinese

龈

kěn, yín

gums

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 齦.

Components
齿 meaning component

齿  Meaning component

chǐ

  

teeth

艮 sound component

艮  Sound component

gěn, gèn

  

blunt

Evolution

龈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
龈 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
龈 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

龈 (齦) 

kěn

gums; variant of 啃[kěn]

龈 (齦) 

yín

gums (of the teeth)

Most common words with 龈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

牙龈

gums

龈

to gnaw

牙龈炎

gingivitis

齿龈

gum

龈炎

gingivitis