颚(è)

15 strokesTrad. 顎

jaw

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Character information

Pinyin
è
Meaning
jaw; palate
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
顎

Origin & structure

Where 颚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰咢页

In this compound, the meaning comes from 页 (head); 咢 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

咢è页yè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 颚 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 颚

Common words using 颚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xià下è颚

mandible (lower jaw)

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xiǎo小è颚

mandible (lower jaw)

Open 小颚 page →
dú毒è颚

forcipules (the venomous pair of pincer-like appendages of a centipede)

Open 毒颚 page →

Related characters

From 颚’s common words

下小毒

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