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颚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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颚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
颚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
颚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
颚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
颚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

颚 Stroke Order — How to Write 颚

Stroke Order

颚 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 页, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

颚 Radical and Character Components

Components:咢页

颚 is a phono-semantic compound: 页 (head) carries the meaning, while 咢 indicates the sound.

Radical: 页 + 9 more strokes

颚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • è

Meanings of 颚 in Chinese

1

è颚

The mandibles or jaws of some arthropods, used for seizing and chewing food.
昆虫的颚部结构有助于它们咀嚼食物。
The jaw structure of insects helps them chew food.
The palate; roof of the mouth (an archaic or variant form of 腭).
他感到自己的颚部有些疼痛。
He felt some pain in his palate area.

Words with 颚

  • ruǎn软è颚soft palate
  • è颚bù部jaw, mandible

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Questions about 颚

What does 颚 mean in Chinese?

颚 (è) means “The palate” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 颚?

颚 is pronounced è in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 颚 have?

颚 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 颚?

颚 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 页. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 颚?

The radical of 颚 is 页, and 颚 is a phono-semantic compound.

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