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The character 颧, traditional form 顴, is a phono-semantic compound. Its right-side radical 页 places it in the semantic category of the head or face. The left-side component 雚 functions as the phonetic element. The character specifically denotes the zygomatic bone, or cheekbone, the prominent skeletal structure of the upper cheek. It is an anatomical term without metaphorical or verbal uses, confined to descriptions of human facial physiology.
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