上腭 shàng'è upper jaw Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 上 shàng adjectivenoun upper top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank腭 齶 è palate The roof of the mouth in vertebrates, consisting of the hard palate at the front and the soft palate at the back; also written as 颚 è