腭 (è) — palate; roof of the mouth
Definition
noun
palateroof of the mouth
Examples
- 腭，。Yī shēng jiǎn chá le wǒ de è, shuō méi yǒu fā yán.The doctor examined my palate and said it wasn't inflamed.
- ，腭。Fā yīn shí, shé jiān yào dǐng zhù shàng è.When pronouncing, the tip of the tongue should press against the upper palate.
- 腭，。Rè tāng tàng shāng le tā de è, tā téng dé zhí zhòu méi.The hot soup scalded her palate, and she winced in pain.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 顎; 腭 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
咢
咢è顎
Same sound today
The traditional form 顎 combines 咢 and 頁: 咢 supplies the sound, 頁 the meaning. The simplified 腭 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the historical components.
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