鬓 (bìn) — temples (of the head); hair on the temples (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
鬓 (bìn) is a bound literary term referring to the hair on the temples; it only appears in compounds like 鬓角 (sideburns) and 鬓发 (hair at the temples), never as a standalone word.
bound form
temples (of the head)hair on the temples (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā de bìn jiǎo yǐ jīng bái le.His temples have turned white.
- 。Tā qīng qīng shū lǐ zhe liǎng bìn de tóu fa.She gently combed the hair on both temples.
- 鬓，。Lǎo rén bìn fà bān bái, dàn jīng shén hěn hǎo.The old man's hair at the temples was gray, but he was in good spirits.
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