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The simplified character 颏 (traditional 頦) is a phono-semantic compound that represents the anatomical chin. Its semantic component, 页 (simplified) or 頁 (traditional), is a radical for the head, face, or page; here it anchors the meaning firmly in facial anatomy. The phonetic component on the left, 亥, indicates the pronunciation. The character denotes the lower extremity of the face below the mouth and is used strictly in physical descriptions.
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