脸颊
liǎn​jiá HSK7

cheek

脸 liǎn face Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 佥 represents the sound. Simplified form of 臉.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

佥
佥 Sound component
qiān together

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

颊 jiá cheeks Simplified

The jaw in 夹 the head 页; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Components

夹
夹 SoundMeaning component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides
页
页 Meaning component
yè page

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

臉 liǎn face Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

僉
僉 Sound component
together

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·reːmʔ
skʰlam
kramʔ
Unicodelæ̌m

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

頰 jiá cheeks Traditional

The jaw in 夾 the head 頁; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

Components

夾
夾 SoundMeaning component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides
頁
頁 Meaning component
yè (head), page

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkeːb
Unicodegep

說文解字

面㫄也。从頁夾聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)