腮

sāi

s+āi·1st tone

cheek

Radical: 月 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱脑腾

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱脑腾胜脸腹

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Character Decomposition

腮=⺼+思

Etymology

flesh

Meanings

cheek

sāi

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Words with 腮 49 total

cheek · upper (of a shoe)腮帮sāi bāng cheek · jaw腮颊sāi jiá parotid gland · saliva gland in cheek腮腺sāi xiàn to rest one's chin in one's hand托腮tuō sāi chin rest (e.g. for a violin)腮托sāi tuō rouge (cosmetics)腮红sāi hóng sideburns腮胡sāi hú cheek腮帮子sāi bāng zi

Idioms with 腮 19 total Chain

rosy-cheeked (idiom)桃腮粉脸táo sāi fěn liǎn