Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ qīngqīng róu zhe liǎngcè de nièrú.
He gently rubbed both temples with his fingers.
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A medical and literary word. In everyday speech the temple is 太阳穴. 颞 also gives 颞骨 (temporal bone) and 颞叶 (temporal lobe), while 颥 appears only in this word.
