颔
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chin; to nod (one's assent)
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,368 U+9894
How 颔 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “head”) + 含 (phonetic, hán)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 含
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 含 (hán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 含 sound component | hán | to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish |
| 焓 | hán | onomatopoetic, a fire sizzling |
| 晗 | hán | twilight before dawn |
Words containing 颔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颔首之交 | hàn shǒu zhī jiāo | nodding acquaintance |
| 下颔骨 | xià hàn gǔ | lower jawbone; mandible |
| 黄颔蛇 | huáng hàn shé | adder (zoology) |
| 颔下腺 | hàn xià xiàn | submaxillary glands (biology) |
| 下颔 | xià hàn | lower jaw; mandible |
| 颔下 | hàn xià | under one's chin |
| 颔联 | hàn lián | third and fourth lines (in an eight-line poem) which form a couplet |
| 颔首 | hàn shǒu | to nod one's head |