懂中文 Dong Chinese

頷

hàn

chin

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

Components
頁 meaning component

頁  Meaning component

yè, xié

  

(head), page

含 sound component

含  Sound component

hán

  

contain, hold in mouth

Evolution

頷 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
頷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
頷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

颔 (頷) 

hàn

chin, jowl; give nod; chin; to nod (one's assent)

Most common words with 頷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

颔

chin

颔首

to nod one's head