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颧

顴
quán
noun #80,526

Meanings

  1. 1 cheekbone

Examples

HSK 7-9
她的颧骨很高，五官十分立体。
Tā de quángǔ hěn gāo, wǔguān shífēn lìtǐ.
She has high cheekbones with very distinct features.
HSK 7-9
久病之后，他的颧骨凸了出来。
Jiǔ bìng zhīhòu, tā de quángǔ tū le chūlái.
After being ill for a long time his cheekbones jutted out.

Tips

usage
A bound anatomy term; in practice it always appears as 颧骨 ('cheekbone'). The head/face radical on the right tells you it is a face part.

Components

radical
页 yè
head; page (radical form)
The head radical on the right. It marks face and head parts, grouping this character with 颊 (cheek) and 额 (forehead).
phonetic
雚 guàn
stork
The large left element, carrying the sound, shifting guàn to quán. The same phonetic appears in 灌 (to irrigate) and 权 (power).

Stroke Order

颧 quán