下颌

下頜
xiàhé
noun #24,055

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lower jaw
  2. 2 mandible

Examples

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de xiàhé.
The doctor examined his lower jaw.
Tā de xiàhé shòu le shāng.
His jaw was injured.
Xiàhégǔ shì réntǐ zuì yìng de gǔtou zhī yī.
The mandible is one of the hardest bones in the human body.

Tips

usage
下颌 specifically refers to the lower jaw (mandible). The upper jaw is (shànghé). The general word for jaw/chin is 下巴 (xiàba), which is more colloquial; 下颌 is more anatomically precise.

Stroke Order

xià