鬓角

鬢角

bìnjiǎo

noun #25,055

Measure Word

左边鬓角 biān

Meanings

1 sideburns
2 temples (of the head)
3 hair at the sides of the head

Characters

hair at the temples; sideburn hair

corner; angle; horn

Examples

HSK 2

他的鬓角已经有些发白了。

Tā de bìnjiǎo yǐjīng yǒuxiē fā bái le.

His sideburns have already started to turn grey.

HSK 7-9

她把鬓角的头发梳到耳后。

Tā bǎ bìnjiǎo de tóufa shū dào ěr hòu.

She tucked the hair at her temples behind her ears.

Tips

memory

鬓 is a rare character specifically meaning 'hair at the temples'. It contains 髟 (the long-hair radical) on top.

Stroke Order

鬓 bìn

角 jiǎo