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Character Decomposition
颊=夹+页
Etymology
The jaw in 夹 the head 页; 夹 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
cheeks
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Words with 颊 59 total
to urge reconciliation · to dissuade from punitive action缓颊huǎn jiácheek面颊miàn jiáto slap sb's cheeks批颊pī jiácheek · jaw腮颊sāi jiácheek脸颊liǎn jiádimple · heat-sensing facial pit of a snake颊窝jiá wō(bird species of China) Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)白颊鹎bái jiá bēimouth-watering · to whet one's appetite两颊生津liǎng jiá shēng jīn(bird species of China) rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis)栗颊噪鹛lì jiá zào méi(bird species of China) white-browed laughingthrush (Pterorhinus sannio)白颊噪鹛bái jiá zào méi(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)白颊黑雁bái jiá hēi yàn(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)黄颊山雀huáng jiá shān què(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)黄颊麦鸡huáng jiá mài jīlit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom) · fig. to water at the mouth · to drool in anticipation齿颊生香chǐ jiá shēng xiāng(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)白颊山鹧鸪bái jiá shān zhè gū(bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)紫颊直嘴太阳鸟zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo
Idioms with 颊 8 total Chain
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