腮

顋
sāi
思 + 月

Definitions

sāi (noun) cheek

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顋.

Semantic: ⺼ Phonetic: 思

About

The character 腮 is a phono-semantic compound referring to the lower face, particularly the cheeks. Its left radical 月 (derived from 肉) indicates a body part, while the right component 思 (sī) provides the phonetic element, shifting to the pronunciation sāi. Historically, 腮 also served as an alternative for 鳃, the character for fish gills, though its primary meaning has consistently been the human cheek.

Example Sentences Hide

她的腮红很漂亮。

Tā de sāihóng hěn piàoliang.

Her blush is very pretty.

宝宝的腮帮子肉嘟嘟的。

Bǎobao de sāibāngzi ròu dūdū de.

The baby's cheeks are chubby.

小仓鼠把食物塞进腮里。

Xiǎo cāngshǔ bǎ shíwù sāi jìn sāi lǐ.

The little hamster stuffs food into its cheek pouches.

他笑得腮帮子都酸了。

Tā xiào de sāibāngzi dōu suān le.

He laughed so much that his cheeks ached.

腮腺炎是一种传染病。

Sāixiàn yán shì yī zhǒng chuánrǎn bìng.

Mumps is an infectious disease.

她托着腮陷入了沉思。

Tā tuō zhe sāi xiànrù le chénsī.

She rested her chin in her hand and fell into deep thought.

他气得腮边的肌肉在跳动。

Tā qì de sāi biān de jīròu zài tiàodòng.

He was so angry that the muscles by his cheeks were twitching.

医生检查了他的腮腺，排除了发炎的可能。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de sāixiàn, páichú le fāyán de kěnéng.

The doctor examined his parotid gland and ruled out the possibility of inflammation.

Related Characters

Component: 思

惫 崽 鳃 锶 勰 缌 葸 飔 緦 偲 慮 揌 罳 鍶

Component: 月

有 明 月 期 望 服 青 朝 育 脸 股 脑 胜 背

Example Words

腮红 腮帮 腮帮子 腮腺 腮腺炎 托腮 抓耳挠腮