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tooth

Name


Primary

tooth

Alternatives

teeth

Mnemonic


This component looks somewhat like a modified spear 矛. Except it is more "boxy", as a molar is. It is meant to symbolize a 牙 tooth. Try to picture a comically large one, like one you would see in a dentist advertisement.

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