颐
(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
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Dict coverage rank #2,778 U+9890
How 颐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “head”) + 臣 (phonetic, chén)
Words containing 颐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颐养天年 | yí yǎng tiān nián | lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years |
| 颐指气使 | yí zhǐ qì shǐ | lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arr… |
| 颐指风使 | yí zhǐ fēng shǐ | lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arr… |
| 颐性养寿 | yí xìng yǎng shòu | to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom) |
| 颐和园 | Yí hé yuán | Summer Palace in Beijing |
| 大快朵颐 | dà kuài duǒ yí | (idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth) |
| 解颐 | jiě yí | to smile; to laugh |
| 颐指 | yí zhǐ | to order with the chin; to indicate what one wants by facial gesture |
| 程颐 | Chéng Yí | Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar |
| 颐养 | yí yǎng | to nourish; to nurture; to strengthen |
| 周敦颐 | Zhōu Dūn yí | Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar |
| 伙颐 | huǒ yí | variant of 夥頤|夥颐[huo3 yi2] |
| 朵颐 | duǒ yí | (literary) to munch |
| 夥颐 | huǒ yí | (literary) very many; wow! (an exclamation of surprise and admiration) |