靥
yè

dimples

Phonosemantic compound. 面 represents the meaning and 厌 represents the sound. Simplified form of 靨.

Components

面
面 Meaning component
miàn, mian face
厌
厌 Sound component
yàn dislike

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

靨 dimples Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqeb

說文解字

《說文新附》：“靨，姿也。从面，厭聲。”

Sources

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