颐 (yí) — cheek, chin (literary/classical); to nourish, to care for (literary, in compounds)
Definition
颐 (yí) is a literary bound form that almost never stands alone. In compounds it means 'to nourish' (颐养) or refers to the cheek/chin (as in the I Ching hexagram 颐).
bound form
cheekchin (literary/classical)to nourishto care for (literary, in compounds)
Examples
- ，。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ wèi gāo quán zhòng, cháng cháng yí zhǐ qì shǐ.He holds a high position in the company and often bosses people around arrogantly.
- ，。Tuì xiū hòu, tā huí dào xiāng xia yí yǎng tiān nián.After retiring, he returned to the countryside to enjoy his old age in comfort.
- 颐。Míng tiān wǒ men qù yí hé yuán guàng guàng ba.Let's go to the Summer Palace for a stroll tomorrow.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 頤; 颐 is its simplified writing.
- 𦣞𦣞𦣞chin
- 頁頁yèhead
The traditional form 頤 (simplified 颐) pairs 𦣞 (chin) with 頁 (head); 𦣞 gives the sound and 頁 the meaning.
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