懂中文 Dong Chinese

頜

hé

mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.

Components
頁 meaning component

頁  Meaning component

yè, xié

  

(head), page

合 sound component

合  Sound component

hé, gě

  

to join

Evolution

頜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
頜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

颌 (頜) 

hé

mouth; jaw; maxilla and mandible

Most common words with 頜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

下颌

lower jaw

颌

maxilla and mandible

上颌

maxilla (upper jaw)

下颌骨

lower jaw

上颌骨

maxilla (upper jaw)