颐 (yí): chin; jaw (literary)

Meanings

1 chin; jaw (literary)
2 to nourish; to nurture (literary)

Characters

颐

yí

chin; to nourish (classical)

Examples

颐和园是北京著名的皇家园林。

Yíhéyuán shì Běijīng zhùmíng de huángjia yuánlín.

The Summer Palace is Beijing's famous imperial garden.

古人用颐养天年来描述晚年的安逸生活。

Gǔrén yòng yí yǎng tiānnián lái miáoshù wǎnnián de ānyì shēnghuó.

Ancients used 颐养天年 to describe a peaceful life in old age.

Tips

history

颐 is a classical character meaning to nourish or nurture. It appears in the idiom 颐养天年 (yí yǎng tiānnián, to enjoy one's remaining years) and in 颐和园 — the Summer Palace — whose name means 'garden for cultivating harmony and good health.'