颊
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jiá · cheeks, jaw

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

页Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 颊

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Example sentences

Notice where 颊 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zài tā de liǎn jiá shàng wěn le yí xià.她在他的脸颊上吻了一下。

She kissed him on the cheek.

Source: Tatoeba #1501622 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lèi shuǐ yán zhe wǒ de miàn jiá liú le xià lái.泪水沿着我的面颊流了下来。

Tears rolled down my cheeks.

Source: Tatoeba #345946 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ liǎng gè liǎn jiá dōu bèi dǎ le.我两个脸颊都被打了。

I got slapped on both cheeks.

Source: Tatoeba #6822549 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǎn lèi yán zhe tā de liǎn jiá liú xià lái.眼泪沿着他的脸颊流下来。

Tears flowed down his cheek.

Source: Tatoeba #1790074 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǎn lèi shùn zhe tā de liǎn jiá liú xià lái.眼泪顺着她的脸颊流下来。

Tears were flowing down her cheeks.

Source: Tatoeba #8496128 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qīn wěn tā de liǎn jiá.她亲吻他的脸颊。

She kissed him on the cheek.

Source: Tatoeba #1428110 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 颊 in context

  1. Say jiá, then recall the core meaning: cheeks, jaw.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 脸颊 (liǎn jiá), meaning “cheek”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 颊 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.