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Meaning of 腮

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腮
Pinyin: sāi
English Definition: cheek
Chinese Definition:
①面颊的下半部,脸的两旁(亦称“腮帮子”):腮颊。腮腺(两耳下部的唾液腺)。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 肉
Pictophonetic:思 indicates the sound; ⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
    • 思 [ sī ] to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
Similar Characters: 媤
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Example Words
络腮胡子 luò sāi hú zi full beard
抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
腮腺 sāi xiàn parotid gland; saliva gland in cheek
腮腺炎 sāi xiàn yán mumps
尖嘴猴腮 jiān zuǐ hóu sāi gaunt face; wretched appearance (idiom)
More:腮* | *腮 | *腮*
Example Sentences
1
它脆弱的地方是眼睛
,
腮和口鼻部
。
The vulnerable spots are the eyes, gills and snout.
2
他的两腮如香花畦
,
如香草台
。
他的嘴唇像百合花
,
且滴下没药汁
。
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
3
我的神阿
,
求你救我
。
因为你打了我一切仇敌的腮骨
,
敲碎了恶人的牙齿
。
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
4
所以抓住每一个机会去玩在一起
,
大笑直到你们的两腮酸疼
!
So take every opportunity to have fun together and laugh till your sides hurt!
5
当处于水下时
,
动物会把水推入到腮里
,
同时也把声门关闭了
。
When underwater, the animals pushed water past their gills while simultaneously pushing the glottis down.