下颌

下頜

xiàhé

noun #24,055

Measure Word

一个下颌 gè

Meanings

1 lower jaw
2 mandible

Characters

lower; below; down

Examples

HSK 2

医生检查了他的下颌。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de xiàhé.

The doctor examined his lower jaw.

HSK 3

他的下颌受了伤。

Tā de xiàhé shòu le shāng.

His jaw was injured.

HSK 7-9

下颌骨是人体最硬的骨头之一。

Xiàhé gǔ shì réntǐ zuì yìng de gǔtou zhīyī.

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 上颌. The general word for jaw or chin is 下巴, which is more colloquial; 下颌 is more anatomically precise.

Stroke Order

下 xià

颌 hé