颊(jiá)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad. 頰

cheeks

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Character information

Pinyin
jiá
Meaning
cheeks
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
頰

Origin & structure

Where 颊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰夹页

The jaw in 夹 the head 页; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

夹jiá页yè

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 頰: The jaw in 夾 the head 頁; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 颊 step by step

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

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Words with 颊

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

liǎn脸jiá颊
HSK 7-9

cheek

Open 脸颊 page →
pī批jiá颊

to slap sb's cheeks

Open 批颊 page →
huǎn缓jiá颊

to urge reconciliation; to dissuade from punitive action

Open 缓颊 page →
sāi腮jiá颊

cheek; jaw

Open 腮颊 page →
miàn面jiá颊

cheek

Open 面颊 page →
chǐ齿jiá颊shēng生xiāng香

lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)

Open 齿颊生香 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 颊’s common words

脸批缓腮面齿生香

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