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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 颐

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
颐 yí - (literary) chin; jaw
- (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect

List Ranking for: 颐

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
- - 23,374 8,233 15,754

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 臣 页

Radical:

页

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

臣

Semantic:

页

Hint:

Head

Other Words Containing 颐

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
颐 - - 23,374 8,233 15,754
颐指气使 - - 27,784 64,415 52,871
颐养 - - 48,293 98,019 63,654