颊 jiá cheeks
cheeks; jaw
怎么记住“颊”: 夹 squeeze + 页 page = cheeks. Over the last page, the tired student props her head on both hands, and they squeeze her cheeks flat.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
颊 = 夹 squeeze + 页 page
- 夹 squeeze sound
- 页 page meaning
Over the last page, the tired student props her head on both hands, and they squeeze her cheeks flat.
How it came to be
The head gives the meaning, since the cheeks are part of it, and the sign for squeeze gives the sound.
用法
- Bound to the cheek: 脸颊 (liǎnjiá) cheek, 面颊 (miànjiá) cheek; 泪水滑过脸颊 (lèishuǐ huáguò liǎnjiá) tears sliding down the cheeks.
- Slightly literary; casual speech often just says 脸.
- 两颊 (liǎng jiá) both cheeks, e.g. flushing red 两颊通红.