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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 颊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
颊 jiá - cheeks

List Ranking for: 颊

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 21,360 16,143 15,903

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 夹 页

Radical:

页

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

The jaw in 夹 the head 页; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 颊

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
脸颊 - 7 11,001 13,830 10,117
面颊 - - 21,040 28,970 30,548
颊 - - 21,360 16,143 15,903