脸 liǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
脸颊
liǎnjiá
cheek
Characters in this word
颊 jiá
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他听到判决结果后，脸颊微微抽动，却始终没有替自己辩解。 Tā tīngdào pànjué jiéguǒ hòu, liǎnjiá wēiwēi chōudòng, què shǐzhōng méiyǒu tì zìjǐ biànjiě. After hearing the verdict, his cheek twitched slightly, but he never defended himself.
- 冬天的风吹得她的脸颊红红的。 Dōngtiān de fēng chuī de tā de liǎnjiá hónghóng de. The winter wind made her cheeks bright red.
- 妈妈亲了亲孩子的脸颊，轻声说晚安。 Māma qīn le qīn háizi de liǎnjiá, qīngshēng shuō wǎn'ān. Mum kissed the child's cheek and softly said goodnight.
Related words
- 脸 liǎn face
- 脸盆 liǎnpén washbasin
- 脸色 liǎnsè complexion
- 愁眉苦脸 chóuméikǔliǎn to look worried; to pull a long face
- 丢脸 diūliǎn to lose face; disgraceful
- 面孔 miànkǒng face; countenance
- 屁股 pìgu buttocks; backside
- 容貌 róngmào appearance; facial features
- 拇指 mǔzhǐ thumb
- 容颜 róngyán face; appearance
- 拳头 quántóu fist
- 口水 kǒushuǐ saliva; drool; empty talk