懂中文 Dong Chinese

靥

yè

dimples

Phonosemantic compound. 面 represents the meaning and 厌 represents the sound. Simplified form of 靨.

Components
面 meaning component

面  Meaning component

miàn

  

face

厌 sound component

厌  Sound component

yàn

  

dislike

Evolution

靥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
靥 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

靥 (靨) 

yè

dimples; dimple

Most common words with 靥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

靥

dimple

笑靥

dimple