| 咬 | yǎo | to bite; to nip |
| 咬牙 | yǎo yá | to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw |
| 咬牙切齿 | yǎo yá qiè chǐ | gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth |
| 咬人狗儿不露齿 | yǎo rén gǒur bù lù chǐ | the dog that bites does not show its fangs (saying); fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance. |
| 咬伤 | yǎo shāng | bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) |
| 咬啮 | yǎo niè | o gnaw; to gnaw |
| 咬嚼 | yǎo jiáo | to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over |
| 咬文嚼字 | yǎo wén jiáo zì | to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording |
| 咬痕 | yǎo hén | bite scar |
| 咬紧牙关 | yǎo jǐn yá guān | lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet |
| 咬舌自尽 | yǎo shé zì jìn | to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue |
| 咬钩 | yǎo gōu | to bite |
