下巴 (xiàba): chin

Measure Word

一个下巴 gè

他用手托着下巴想问题。

Tāyòng shǒu tuō zhe xiàba xiǎng wèntí.

He rested his chin on his hand while thinking.

她的下巴很尖。

Tā de xiàba hěn jiān.

Her chin is very pointy.

memory

下 (below) + 巴 (refers to the mouth area) = the part below the mouth = chin.

下 xià

巴 bā