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The character 颏, meaning chin or jaw, derives from the traditional form 頦, a phono-semantic compound where the component 頁 serves as the semantic element indicating relation to the head, and 亥 functions as the phonetic element. In its simplified structure, the semantic component is written as 页 while retaining 亥 for sound, and the character's meaning has specifically denoted the lower part of the face throughout its historical usage.
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