bìn
hair on temples
Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 賓 represents the sound.
Evolution

Bronze script
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鬢
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
temples | ||
sideburns | ||
hair on the temples | ||
lit. heads rubbing together (idiom) | ||
a woman's beautiful, thick hair |
Sources