懂中文 Dong Chinese

颔

hàn

chin

Phonosemantic compound. 页 represents the meaning and 含 represents the sound. Simplified form of 頷.

Components
页 meaning component

页  Meaning component

yè, xié

  

page

含 sound component

含  Sound component

hán

  

contain, hold in mouth

Evolution

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

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
颔 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
颔 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

颔 (頷) 

hàn

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

Most common words with 颔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

颔

chin

颔首

to nod one's head