咬 Strokes Write it Listen 咬 yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5 9 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening交soundjiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 交 jiāo hints at the sound.