懂中文 Dong Chinese

颌

hé

mouth

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound. Simplified form of 頜.

Components
页 meaning component

页  Meaning component

yè, xié

  

page

合 sound component

合  Sound component

hé, gě

  

to join

Evolution

颌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
颌 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
颌 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

颌 (頜) 

hé

mouth; jaw; maxilla and mandible

Most common words with 颌
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)