hé
mouth
Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 頜
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
lower jaw | ||
maxilla and mandible | ||
maxilla (upper jaw) | ||
lower jaw | ||
maxilla (upper jaw) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3279th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 15 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+981C |
Shuowen | “頜，也。从頁，合聲。” |
Sources
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