- 下颚 xià'è lower jawthe lower jaw or mandible of a human or other vertebrate
- 上颚 shàng'è upper jawThe upper jaw or maxilla of a person or vertebrate animal; also the hard palate forming the upper wall of the mouth.
- 小颚 xiǎo'è maxillathe upper jawbone of a vertebrate or the corresponding mouthparts of an insect
- 上颚正门齿 shàng'èzhèngménchǐ maxillary central incisorthe frontmost upper tooth on either side of the midline of the jaw
- 下颚骨 xià'ègǔ lower jawbonethe bone forming the lower jaw; the mandible
- 唇颚裂 chún'èliè cleft lip and palatea birth defect where there is a split or opening in the lip and the roof of the mouth
- 大颚 dà'è upper jawthe upper jaw or maxilla; same as [[上颚|上顎|shang4 e4]]
- 毒颚 dú'è forcipulesthe venomous pair of pincer-like appendages of a centipede
- 硬颚 yìng'è hard palateThe bony front part of the roof of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
- 软颚 ruǎn'è soft palateThe fleshy, muscular back part of the roof of the mouth that closes off the nasal passage during swallowing.
- 颚下腺 èxiàxiàn submandibular glandone of the major salivary glands located beneath the floor of the mouth; also known as the submaxillary gland
- 颚化作用 èhuàzuòyòng palatalizationthe process in which a speech sound is produced with the tongue near or touching the hard palate, often caused by a following high front vowel
- 颚裂 èliè cleft palatea birth defect where the roof of the mouth has an opening, often affecting eating and speech
- 颚部 èbù jawthe part of the face including the mouth and teeth; the jawbone
- 颚骨 ègǔ jawboneThe bones forming the structure of the mouth, including the upper and lower jaws. Also referred to as [[颌骨|頜骨|he2 gu3]] or [[腭骨|齶骨|e4 gu3]].
- 颚龈音 èyínyīn palato-alveolar consonant; palatal soundspeech sound produced with the tongue near the alveolar ridge and the hard palate
- 齿颚矫正学 chǐ'èjiǎozhèngxué orthodonticsthe branch of dentistry dealing with the correction of irregular teeth and jaws
- 龈颚音 yín'èyīn prepalatal sound(linguistics) a speech sound produced with the tongue near the front part of the roof of the mouth
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH