颧 (quán): cheekbone

Meanings

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.

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.

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.

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; phonetic

The large left element, carrying the sound, shifting guàn to quán. The same phonetic appears in 灌 (to irrigate) and 权 (power).

颧 quán