mouth

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
頁 meaning component

  Meaning component

xié

  

(head), page

合 sound component

  Sound component

  

to join

Evolution

頜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
頜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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mouth; jaw; maxilla and mandible

Most common words with 頜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

下颌

lower jaw

maxilla and mandible

上颌

maxilla (upper jaw)

下颌骨

lower jaw

上颌骨

maxilla (upper jaw)