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Character Decomposition
腮=⺼+思
Etymology
flesh
Meanings
cheek
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Words with 腮 49 total
cheek · upper (of a shoe)腮帮sāi bāngcheek · jaw腮颊sāi jiáparotid gland · saliva gland in cheek腮腺sāi xiànto rest one's chin in one's hand托腮tuō sāichin rest (e.g. for a violin)腮托sāi tuōrouge (cosmetics)腮红sāi hóngsideburns腮胡sāi húcheek腮帮子sāi bāng zimumps腮腺炎sāi xiàn yánmeasles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹 má zhěn + 流行性腮腺炎 liú xíng xìng sāi xiàn yán + fēng zhěn)麻腮风má sāi fēngfull beard络腮胡子luò sāi hú zirosy-cheeked (idiom)桃腮粉脸táo sāi fěn liǎn(idiom) (of a woman) having a fair complexion with rosy cheeks; beautiful杏脸桃腮xìng liǎn táo sāito tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)抓耳挠腮zhuā ěr náo sāi
Idioms with 腮 19 total Chain
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