颐
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(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 頁 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 頤
- Common rank
- #2,778
- Unicode
- U+9890
Formation & memory
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Words with 颐
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颐养天年 | lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years | |
| 颐指气使 | lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arr… | |
| 颐指风使 | lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arr… | |
| 颐性养寿 | to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom) | |
| 颐和园 | Summer Palace in Beijing | |
| 大快朵颐 | (idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth) | |
| 解颐 | to smile; to laugh | |
| 颐指 | to order with the chin; to indicate what one wants by facial gesture | |
| 程颐 | Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar | |
| 颐养 | to nourish; to nurture; to strengthen | |
| 周敦颐 | Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar | |
| 伙颐 | variant of 夥頤|夥颐[huo3 yi2] | |
| 朵颐 | (literary) to munch | |
| 夥颐 | (literary) very many; wow! (an exclamation of surprise and admiration) |