jiá

cheeks

The jaw in the head  also provides the pronunciation

Components
夾 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jiājiájià

  

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

頁 meaning component

  Meaning component

xié

  

(head), page

Evolution

頰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
頰 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
頰 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
頰 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
頰 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

jiá

cheeks, jaw; cheeks

Most common words with 頰
Freq.
Word
Meaning

脸颊

cheek

cheeks

面颊

cheek

腮颊

cheek

齿颊生香

fig. to water at the mouth