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腮
sāi
1. cheek
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

腮
sāi
jaw; gills
13 丶

Compound Words (13)

腮托
sāituō
chin rest (e.g. for a violin)
腮胡
sāihú
sideburns
腮颊
sāijiá
cheek
腮腺
sāixiàn
parotid gland
腮红
sāihóng
rouge (cosmetics)
腮帮
sāibāng
cheek
托腮
tuōsāi
to rest one's chin in one's hand
腮帮子
sāibāngzi
cheek
腮腺炎
sāixiànyán
mumps
落腮胡子
luòsāihúzi
variant of [[絡腮鬍子|络腮胡子<luòsāihúzi>]]
笨嘴拙腮
bènzuǐzhuōsāi
see [[笨嘴拙舌<bènzuǐzhuōshé>]]
桃腮粉脸
táosāifěnliǎn
rosy-cheeked (idiom)
络腮胡子
luòsāihúzi
full beard

Alternate Entries

腮
sāi
variant of [[腮<sāi>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,184
Word Frequency Rank
18,746 of 84,292

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