腮颊
sāi​jiá

cheek

腮 sāi lower part of face

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound. Simplified form of 顋.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

思
思 Sound component
sī, si think

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsnɯː
Unicodesəi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

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

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)