上颚

上顎

shàng'è

noun #33,351

Meanings

1 upper jaw; maxilla
2 (in linguistics) palate (roof of the mouth)

Characters

Examples

他不小心咬到了上颚。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn yǎo dàole shàng'è.

He accidentally bit the roof of his mouth.

发这个音时舌头要碰到上颚。

Fā zhège yīn shí shétou yào pèngdào shàng'è.

When making this sound, the tongue should touch the palate.

医生检查了他的上颚和下颚。

Yīshēng jiǎnchále tā de shàng'è hé xià'è.

The doctor examined his upper and lower jaws.

Tips

usage

Anatomy/linguistics term. Pairs with 下颚 (xià'è, lower jaw). In phonetics, 'palatal' sounds (颚音) are produced at the 上颚. Note the apostrophe in pinyin: shàng'è — it's needed to mark that 'è' is a separate syllable.

Stroke Order

上 shàng

颚 è