Keyword
cheeks
- jaw
- chin
- rear
- to nourish
- Frequency
- #3374
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
yí
Mnemonic
页 (head) gives the meaning and 臣 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
颐
(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
颐和园
Summer Palace in Beijing
颐指气使
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
颐养
to nourish; to nurture; to strengthen
周敦颐
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
大快朵颐
(idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)
颐养天年
lit. to nurture one's years (idiom); fig. to enjoy one's later years
程颐
Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
解颐
to smile; to laugh