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下颚 (xià è): Lower jaw (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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下颚 consists of 2 characters.

下 • xià • down; below • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xià下

down; below

颚 • è • jaw

è颚

jaw

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Pinyinxià è

Meaninglower jaw; mandible

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 下颚

Tā他

de的

xià下

è颚

shòu受

shāng伤

le了

。

His lower jaw is injured.

Yī医

shēng生

jiǎn检

chá查

le了

tā他

de的

xià下

è颚

Shā鲨

yú鱼

de的

xià下

è颚

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu有

lì力

，

shuō说

méi没

yǒu有

gǔ骨

zhé折

。

The doctor examined his lower jaw and said there was no fracture.

，

néng能

qīng轻

yì易

yǎo咬

suì碎

yìng硬

ké壳

。

A shark's lower jaw is very powerful and can easily crush hard shells.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 下颚.

Words with 下

下午xià wǔafternoon
下班xià bānto finish work
下课xià kèto finish class
下雨xià yǔrain
一下yī xià[used after a verb] give something a go
下去xià quto go down
下来xià laito come down
下面xià miànbelow

Words with 颚

上颚shàng'èupper jaw
颚裂èliècleft palate
颚部èbùjaw area
颚骨ègǔjawbone