颊

頰

jiá

夹 + 页

Frequency#2655

Definitions

jiá cheeks

Etymology

The jaw in 夹 the head 页; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character "颊", denoting the cheek, originates from the traditional form "頰", a phono-semantic compound where the semantic component "頁" signifies its relation to the head and the phonetic component "夾" indicates its pronunciation. In the simplified form, the structural composition adjusts by replacing "頁" with its simplified variant "页" while keeping "夾" as the phonetic element. The character's meaning has consistently referred to the cheek from early usage in classical texts to modern applications, without broadening or narrowing its semantic focus.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

她的脸颊红了。

Tā de liǎnjiá hóng le.

Her cheeks turned red.

宝宝的脸颊软软的。

Bǎobao de liǎnjiá ruǎn ruǎn de.

The baby's cheeks are soft.

他轻轻地摸了摸脸颊。

Tā qīngqīng de mō le mō liǎnjiá.

He gently touched his cheek.

冷风让我的脸颊感到刺痛。

Lěng fēng ràng wǒ de liǎnjiá gǎndào cìtòng.

The cold wind made my cheeks feel stinging pain.

如果你脸颊发烫，可能是发烧了。

Rúguǒ nǐ liǎnjiá fātàng, kěnéng shì fāshāo le.

If your cheeks are hot, you might have a fever.

她害羞时，脸颊会泛起淡淡的红晕。

Tā hàixiū shí, liǎnjiá huì fànqǐ dàndàn de hóngyùn.

When she is shy, a faint blush appears on her cheeks.

医生检查了他的脸颊，没有发现肿胀。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de liǎnjiá, méiyǒu fāxiàn zhǒngzhàng.

The doctor examined his cheek and found no swelling.

在寒冷的冬天，保护好脸颊免受冻伤非常重要。

Zài hánlěng de dōngtiān, bǎohù hǎo liǎnjiá miǎn shòu dòngshāng fēicháng zhòngyào.

In the cold winter, it is very important to protect your cheeks from frostbite.

Related Characters

Component: 夹

Component: 页

颊