颌 (gé) — jaw (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

颌 (gé) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'jaw'. It is not used as an independent word; instead, you find it in compounds such as 上颌 (upper jaw), 下颌 (lower jaw), and 颌骨 (jawbone). In technical or anatomical contexts, it appears as the morpheme for jaw.

b.f.

jaw (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

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Shàng gé zài zuǐba de shàngfāng.
The upper jaw is above the mouth.
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Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de xià gé.
The doctor examined his lower jaw.
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Rén de gé gǔ hěn yìng.
A person's jawbone is very hard.

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