顳 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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niè

the temporal bone

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

Components

頁 Meaning component

yè, xié

(head), page

聶 Sound component

niè

whisper

Definitions

niè

the temporal bone; bones of the temple (on the human head); see 顳顬|颞颥, temple

Most common words with 顳

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	颞	temple (the sides of human head)
	颞叶	temporal lobe
	颞骨	temporal bone

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5037th most common character in books

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