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颌

hé

Character Traditional 頜

What 颌 means

1. bound formjaw

Words containing 颌

• 下颌xià hélower jaw; mandible
• 上颌shàng hémaxilla (upper jaw)
• 有颌yǒu héjawed (fish)
• 无颌wú héjawless (primitive fish)
• 上颌骨shàng hé gǔmaxilla (upper jaw)
• 下颌骨xià hé gǔlower jaw; mandible
• 下颌下腺xià hé xià xiànsubmandibular salivary gland

Characters built on 合

These share the phonetic component 合 (hé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 盒hésmall box; case
• 鸽gēpigeon; dove
• 蛤gé(bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧
• 搿géto hug
• 拾shèto ascend in light steps

Characters that look like 颌

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 领lǐngneck; collar; to lead
• 银yínsilver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
• 鸽gēpigeon; dove
• 锥zhuīcone; awl; to bore
• 鹌ānused in 鹌鹑
• 颔hànchin; to nod (one's assent)

Sounds the same

Read hé, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 和(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 河river; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way
• 合to close; to join; to fit
• 何what; how; why
• 盒small box; case
• 核pit; stone; nucleus
• 阂obstruct
• 荷lotus
• 禾(bound form) grain plant; cereal crop
• 阖door; to close; whole
• 曷why; how; when
• 劾to impeach