Chinese word

下颌

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià hé

Meaning

  • nounchin

Example

我用手扶了扶下颌。wǒ yòng shǒu fú le fú xià hé

I propped up my chin with my hand.

Illustration for 下颌 (chin)

More examples

她生气时下意识地摸了摸下颌。tā shēng qì shí xià yì shí dì mō le mō xià hé

When she was angry, she unconsciously touched her chin.

Core concept

The movable lower part of the face, including the jawbone and the tissue around it.

Common phrases

  • 摸下颌mō xià hé

    touch one's chin

  • 揉下颌róu xià hé

    rub one's chin

Similar words

下巴xià bā: The soft, visible chin area at the bottom of the face.

Definition in Chinese

位于面部下方的可动部分，主要指下颚骨及其周围组织，参与张口和吃东西的动作。wèi yú miàn bù xià fāng de kě dòng bù fèn zhǔ yào zhǐ xià è gǔ jí qí zhōu wéi zǔ zhī cān yù zhāng kǒu hé chī dōng xī de dòng zuò

Word origin

下颌 (xiàhé, "lower jaw") combines 下 (xià, "lower") + 颌 (hé, "jaw") to name the jaw structure below the mouth.

Usage tips

  • Its formal anatomical register makes it especially useful for reading health information and descriptions of facial structure.

Other meanings

  • lower jawnoun
  • mandiblenoun

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